The complete ship-wright. Plainly and demonstratively teaching the proportion used by experienced ship-wrights, according to their custom of building; both geometrically and arithmetically performed. To which are added, certain propositions in geometry, the use of a diagonall scale, to draw a draught, with the making, graduating, or marking of a bend of moulds, and ordering of the same: the extraction of the square root, with a table of squares. Also, a way of rowing of ships, by heaving at the capstane, useful in any ship becalmed; with other things useful i that art. The fourth edition. By Edmund Bushnell, ship-wright

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• The complete ship-wright. Plainly and demonstratively teaching the proportion used by experienced ship-wrights, according to their custom of building; both geometrically and arithmetically performed. To which are added, certain propositions in geometry, the use of a diagonall scale, to draw a draught, with the making, graduating, or marking of a bend of moulds, and ordering of the same: the extraction of the square root, with a table of squares. Also, a way of rowing of ships, by heaving at the capstane, useful in any ship becalmed; with other things useful i that art. The fourth edition. By Edmund Bushnell, ship-wright
• Compleat ship-wright

People / Organizations

• Edmund Bushnell (Author)
• Thomas Passinger Sr. ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed by R[obert]. W[hite]. for William Fisher, at the Postern near Tower-Hill, T. Passenger, at the three Bibles on London-Bridge, R. Boulter at the Turks-Head, and R. Smith, at the sign of the Bible in Cornhill, 1678.

Publication year

1678

ESTC No.

R32600

Grub Street ID

115306

Description

[4], 30 [i.e. 33], [11], 36-48 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., diagrams (woodcuts), tables ; 4°.

Note

Printer's name from Wing CD

The page following p. 32 is numbered 30.