The mariners magazine, stor'd with these mathematical arts : the rudiments of navigation and geometry. The making and use of divers mathematical instruments. The doctrine of triangles, plain and spherical. The art of navigation, by the plain-chart, Mercator's-chart, and the arch of a great circle. The art of surveying, gauging, and measuring. Gunnery and artificial fire-works. The rudiments of astronomy. The art of dialling. Also with tables of logarithms, and tables of the suns declination; of the latitude and longitude, right ascension and declination of the most notable fixed stars; of the latitude and longitude of places; of meridional parts. Whereunto are annexed, an abridgment of the penalties and forfeitures, by acts of Parliament, relating to the customs, and to navigation. And, a compendium of fortification. By Capt. Samuel Sturmy.

Author/creator Sturmy, Samuel
Other author Colson, John, 1680-1760.
Format Electronic
EditionThe third edition, diligently revised and carefully corrected, by John Colson, teacher of the mathematicks in London.
Publication InfoLondon : printed by John Playford, for W. Fisher and R. Mount at the Postern-Gate near Tower-Hill; R. Boulter at the Turks-head in Cornhill; T. Passinger, at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge; R. Smith, at the Bible in the Piazza under the Exchange; and R. Northcot, next St. Peter's Alley in Cornhill, and at the Anchor and Mariner on Fish-Street-Hill, 1684.
Description[28], 196, [2], 173, [49] p., plates : ill., tables
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Variant title Mariners magazine
Variant title Constant kalendar: or An almanack.
Variant title Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts.
Variant title Mariner's magazine, or, Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts.
Variant title Compendium of fortification.
Variant title Canon triagulorum logarithmicus.
Variant title Chiliades decem logarithmorum.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteWith an added engraved title page.
General noteTitle page in red and black.
General note"A constant kalendar: or an almanack", "Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts. The fifth book", "The mariner's magazine, .. The seventh book", "A compendium of fortification", "Canon triangulorum logarithmicus", and "Chiliades decem logarithmorum" have separate dated title pages, all dated 1683 except for the "Chiliades", which is dated 1684; the other books are headed by caption titles. "Canon triangulorum" and "Chiliades" are unpaginated and have a separate register from the preceding text.
General noteIllustrated with compasses, tables and geometric diagrams.
General noteReproduction of the original in the British Library.
References Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) S6098
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2099:04)
Stock numberCL0037000083 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106

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