Pyrotechnia or, A discourse of artificiall fire-works: in which the true grounds of that art are plainly and perspicuously laid downe: together with sundry such motions, both straight and circular, performed by the helpe of fire, as are not to be found in any other discourse of this kind, extant in any language. VVhereunto is annexed a short treatise of geometrie, contayning certaine definitions and problemes, for the mensuration of superficies and sollids, with tables for the square root to 25000, and the cubick root to 10000 latus, wherein all roots under those numbers are extracted onely by ocular inspection. VVritten by Iohn Babington gunner, and student in the mathematicks
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Main Author: Babington, John (Author)
Other Authors: Droeshout, John engraver (Engraver, Illustrator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Printed by Thomas Harper, for Ralph Mab [MDCXXXV. [1635]
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Item Description:"A short treatise of geometrie" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It was also issued separately (STC 1100). - Lacking "A short treatise of geometrie". - Reproduction of the original in the British Library. - STC (2nd ed.), 1099. - With an additional title page, engraved, signed "Io Droeshout scul": Pyrotechnia or a discourse of artificiall fire workes for pleasure
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