A geometrical practical treatize named Pantometria : diuided into three bookes, longimetria, planimetria, and stereometria, containing rules manifolde for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides: with sundrie strange conclusions both by instrument and without, and also by glasses to set forth the true description or exact platte of an whole region. First published by Thomas Digges Esquire, and dedicated to the graue, wise, and honourable, Sir Nicholas Bacon ... With a mathematicall discourse of the fiue regular platonicall solides, and their metamorphoses into other fiue compound rare geometricall bodyes, conteyning an hundred newe theoremes at least of his owne inuention, neuer mentioned before by anye other geometrician.
Author/creator |
Digges, Leonard, d. 1571? |
Other author/creator | Digges, Thomas, d. 1595. |
Format | Electronic and Book |
Edition | Lately reuiewed by the author himselfe, and augmented with sundrie additions, diffinitions, problemes and rare theoremes, to open the passage, and prepare away [sic] to the vnderstanding of his treatise of martiall pyrotechnic and great artillerie, hereafter to be published. |
Publication Info | At London : Printed by Abell Ieffes, Anno. 1591. |
Description | [8], 195, [3] p. : ill. |
Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240882007 |
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Uniform title | Pantometria |
Variant title | Pantometria. |
Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
General note | An expansion of the 1571 edition begun by Leonard Digges and finished by his son Thomas Digges. |
General note | The first leaf is blank. |
General note | With a final errata leaf. |
General note | Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
References | STC (2nd ed.) 6859. |
Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 288:02) |
Stock number | CL0036000009 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
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