The compleat 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 diagonal 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 cap-stain, useful in any ship becalmed; with other things useful i that art. The fifth edition. By Edmund Bushnell, ship-wright

All titles

• The compleat 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 diagonal 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 cap-stain, useful in any ship becalmed; with other things useful i that art. The fifth edition. By Edmund Bushnell, ship-wright
• Complete shipwright

People / Organizations

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

Imprint

London: printed by R.H. for William Fisher at the Postern near Tower-Hill, T. Passinger at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge, and E. Smith at the Sign of the Bible in Cornhill, 1688.

Publication year

1688

ESTC No.

R34777

Grub Street ID

117288

Description

[4], 56 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. (woodcuts), diagrams. ; 4°.

Note

Folded plate inserted between B3 and B4

Signatures: A]2] B-H]4.

Uncontrolled note

Catalogued from the original at the British Library