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Titel: 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

Werktitel: Appendix to the art of surveying
Wing, Vincent: Appendix to the art of surveying
Wing, Vincent: Scientia stellarum: or, The starry science exposed in the calculation of the planets places

Weitere Titel: Divisional title following book III: Canon triangulorum
Abweichender Titel: Art of surveying

Beteiligte: Wing, Vincent [VerfasserIn]; Wing, John [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Wing, John [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Wing, John [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]

Erschienen: London: printed for A C. and sold by W. Taylor at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row, [1699]
Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource ([8], 384, 134 p., [6] leaves of plates); ill., tables

Sprache: Englisch

Schlagwörter: Astronomy Early works to 1800 ; Surveying Early works to 1800

Hersteller der Reproduktion: Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

Reproduktionsnotiz: Electronic reproduction; Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2103:34)

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Anmerkungen: "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
Wing (2nd ed.), W2987A
"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
Preface dated at end: November 27th, 1699; date of publication from Wing
Includes advertisement
Another edition of this compilation, dated 1700, appears to have the same text and arrangement under the title: Geodætes practicus redivivus
Books 5-7 of "The art of surveying" have been much revised and augmented by John Wing
Books 3-7 of "The art of surveying" have separate title pages, dated 1699; pagination and register are continuous
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery

Beschreibung: eebo-0113

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