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. Third 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. Third edition. By Edmund Bushnell ship-wright
• Complete shipwright

People / Organizations

• Edmund Bushnell (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for George Hurlock, and are to be sold at his shop over against St. Magnus Church at the hither end of London-Bridge near Thames-street, 1669.

Publication year

1669

ESTC No.

R35792

Grub Street ID

118153

Description

[4], 33, [10], 36-48 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. (woodcuts) ; 4°.

Note

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

Pages 24 and 25 misnumbered 42 and 52 respectively.

Uncontrolled note

Catalogued from original at the British Library