Mellificium mensionis, or, The marrow of measuring : wherein a new and ready way is shewn how to measure glazing, painting, plastering, masonry, joyners, carpenters and brick-layers work, as also the measuring of land and all other snperficies and solids, by vulgar arithmetick without reducing the integers into the least denomination giving the content of any superficies or solid consisting of feet, inches, and parts of inches, in a fourth part of the time and labour required by the usal way in vulgar arithmetick, together with some choice principles and problems of geometry conducing thereto /
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Author / Creator: | Mandey, Venterus. |
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Edition: | The second edition corrected. |
Imprint: | London : Printed for Thomas Hawkins in George-yard in Lumbard-Street, 1685. |
Description: | 1 online resource ([26], 376, [2] p., [12] leaves of plates) |
Language: | English |
Series: | Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2852:26. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11534346 |
Varying Form of Title: | Marrow of measuring |
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Other authors / contributors: | Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. |
Notes: | Title within double line border. Each of six books, except the first one and the appendix, have special t.p. Reproduction of original in: British Library. Wing (2nd ed.) M420B |
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