The making, description, and vse of a small portable instrument for the pocket (or according to any magnitude) in forme of a mixt trapezia thus called a horizontall quadrant : composed and prodused soly for the benefit, & vse of such as are studious of mathematicall practice /

The making, description, and vse of a small portable instrument for the pocket (or according to any magnitude) in forme of a mixt trapezia thus called a horizontall quadrant : composed and prodused soly for the benefit, & vse of such as are studious of mathematicall practice /

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Author / Creator:	Delamain, Richard, active 1631.
Imprint:	London printed : For William Leake, and are to be sold at the Crowne in Fleetestreete betweene the two temple gates, [1639?]
Description:	1 online resource ([16], 104 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded)) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) -- Early works to 1800. Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) Early works.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11473132

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Other title:	Making, description, and use of a small portable instrument.
Notes:	STC (2nd ed.) 6545 Print version record.

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