The description and vse of the sector, crosse-staffe, and other instruments : vvith a canon of artificiall sines and tangents, to a radius of 10000.0000. parts, and the vse thereof in astronomie, navigation, dialling, and fortification, &c. The second edition much augmented. By Edm. Gunter sometime professor of astronomie in Gresham Colledge in London.
1636
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Title
The description and vse of the sector, crosse-staffe, and other instruments : vvith a canon of artificiall sines and tangents, to a radius of 10000.0000. parts, and the vse thereof in astronomie, navigation, dialling, and fortification, &c. The second edition much augmented. By Edm. Gunter sometime professor of astronomie in Gresham Colledge in London.
Created/published
London : Printed by William Iones, for Iames Bowler, and are to be sold at the Marigold in Pauls Church-yard, 1636.
Description
[12], 78, [2], 79-113, 116-163, [1]; 266, [2]; 56, 59-64, 67-75, [1]; [114] p., [5] leaves of plates, [1] table : ill. ; (4to)
Note
With additional engraved title page (plate), with imprint: London printed by W.I. 1636. And are to be sold by Iames Boller at the signe of the Marigold in Pauls Church yard. 1636.
The pages between 78 and 79 (first count) are numbered "d" and 80. The leaf is a cancel. P. 114 (first count) misnumbered 116.
"The first booke of the crosse-staffe" (caption title) and "The generall vse of the canon and table of logarithmes" (caption title) begin new pagination on 2A1r and 4A1r respectively. "Canon triangulorum", first published separately in 1623, has separate dated title page and collates pi¹ A-O⁴.
Signatures: pi² b⁴ B-K⁴ L⁴(±L4) M-X⁴ Y²; 2A-3K⁴ 3L²; 4A-4I⁴; chi1 A⁴ ²B-O⁴.
Leaf 3L2 is blank.
The pages between 78 and 79 (first count) are numbered "d" and 80. The leaf is a cancel. P. 114 (first count) misnumbered 116.
"The first booke of the crosse-staffe" (caption title) and "The generall vse of the canon and table of logarithmes" (caption title) begin new pagination on 2A1r and 4A1r respectively. "Canon triangulorum", first published separately in 1623, has separate dated title page and collates pi¹ A-O⁴.
Signatures: pi² b⁴ B-K⁴ L⁴(±L4) M-X⁴ Y²; 2A-3K⁴ 3L²; 4A-4I⁴; chi1 A⁴ ²B-O⁴.
Leaf 3L2 is blank.
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Volvelle, p. 72.
Volvelle, p. 72.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2010. Lost at Sea.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 12523
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S103555
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S103555
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 12523
Folger-specific note
11.14.35. Manuscript notes and manuscript markings. Cancellandum L4 remains; with frontis. and engr. t.p. Wanting leaf 3L2(blank leaf?) and volvelle on p. 72; letter-press t.p. and dedication misbound after Y2; unsigned leaf headed "The use of the canon" bound before 4A1. Provenance: inscriptions on recto of frontis.: 'Wm Anger' and 'William Elgar'