Mathematicall recreations. Or, A collection of many problemes, extracted out of the ancient and modern philosophers : as secrets and experiments in arithmetick, geometry, cosmographie, horologiographie, astronomie, navigation, musick, opticks, architecture, statick, mechanicks, chemistry, water-works, fire-works, &c. Not vulgarly manifest till now. Written first in Greeke and Latin, lately compi'ld in French, by Henry Van Etten, and now in English, with the examinations and augmentations of divers modern mathematicians whereunto is added the description and use of the generall horologicall ring: and the double horizontall diall. Invented and written by William Oughtred.
| Other author | Oughtred, William, 1575-1660. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for William Leake, at the signe of the Crown in Fleetstreet, between the two Temple Gates, M D C LIII. [1653] |
| Description | [40], 286, [17] p. : ill. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240863978 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Récréation mathématique. English. |
| Variant title | Collection of many problemes, extracted out of the ancient and modern philosophers. |
| Variant title | Mathematicall recreations or a collection of sundrie excellent problemes out of ancient and moderne phylosophers. |
| Variant title | Collection of sundrie excellent problemes out of ancient and moderne phylosophers. |
| Variant title | Mathematicall recreation. |
| Variant title | Description and use of the double horizontall dyall. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | Translation of: Jean Leurechon. Recreation mathematique. |
| General note | Henry Van Etten is a pseudonym of Jean Leurechon. |
| General note | With an added engraved title page reading: Mathematicall recreations or a collection of sundrie excellent problemes out of ancient and moderne phylosophers. |
| General note | "The description and use of the double horizontall dyall" has separate title page dated 1652; register is continuous. |
| General note | Running title reads: Mathematicall recreation. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.) L1790. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1992:7) |
| Stock number | CL0037000078 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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