TY - GEN

AU - Wing, Vincent

AU - Wing, John

AU - Wing, Vincent

TI - A compleat body of surveying formerly publish'd by Vincent Wing, Math. now much augmented and improv'd; with an appendix thereunto subjoin'd, shewing the whole art of surveying by a new instrument, called the emperial table; performing exactly in all respects, and in all cases that can possibly happen in the practical part of surveying, the work of the theodolite, circumferentor, semi-circle, chard and needle. With the description and use of a new quadrant. To which is added by way of supplement, Scientia stellarum: containing new and accurate tables of the planetary motions, whereby the planets places both in longitude and latitude, the places of the fix'd stars, with the eclipses of the luminaries, are more easily attain'd, than by any yet extant

PB - printed for A C. and sold by W. Taylor at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row

KW - Astronomy Early works to 1800

KW - Surveying Early works to 1800

PY - [1699]

N2 - "An appendix to the art of surveying" by John Wing, which follows book 4, has separate title page, dated 1699; pagination and register are continuous

N2 - Wing (2nd ed.), W2987A

N2 - "Scientia stellarum: or, The starry science exposed in the calculation of the planets places" has a separate title page, dated 1699, and pagination; register starts with quire 4A

N2 - Preface dated at end: November 27th, 1699; date of publication from Wing

N2 - Includes advertisement

N2 - Another edition of this compilation, dated 1700, appears to have the same text and arrangement under the title: Geodætes practicus redivivus

N2 - Books 5-7 of "The art of surveying" have been much revised and augmented by John Wing

N2 - Books 3-7 of "The art of surveying" have separate title pages, dated 1699; pagination and register are continuous

N2 - Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery

BT - Early English Books Online / EEBO

CY - London

UR - http://slubdd.de/katalog?TN_libero_mab2

ER -