Norvvood's epitomy : being the application of the doctrine of triangles, in certain problems, concerning the use of the plain sea-charts, and mercator's-chart. Being the two most usual kinds of sailing. [Wi]th a table of artificial sines, tangents, and the complements arithmetical of sines supplying the use of secants. To radius 10,00000, and to every degree and minute of the quadrant. Also, chiliad, or the logarithms of absolute numbers, [fr]om a unte to 1000, with a table of the right-ascension and declination of the sun: and certain principal stars that are most in use. Whereunto is added the farther use of the forenamed tables in questions that concern navigation, astronomy, and geography; as also an universal almanack. By Richard Norwood, reader of the mathematicks.

Author/creator Norwood, Richard
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : printed by W.G. for G. Hurlock, and are to be sold at his shop over against St. Magnus Church on London-Bridge near Thames-Street, 1669.
Description[2], 36, [2], 93, [71] p. : tables
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Variant title Norwood's epitomy
Variant title Table shewing the longitude and latitude of all the principal cities and places in Europe
Variant title Triangular canon logarithmical
Variant title Certain necessary tables useful in the art of navigation
Variant title Divisional half title on F7v: Chiliad, or The logarithmes of absolute numbers from a unite to 1000
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General note"A triangular canon logarithmical. Or A table of artificiall sines, tangents, and the complements arithmetical of sines supplying the use of secants" has separate title page dated 1669, register and pagination.
General noteIdentified as Wing N1350, reel 2446, of the UMI microfilm set "Early English books 1641-1700".
General noteCf. Wing N1350 which has "epitomie" in the title and a different imprint.
General noteReproduction of original in the Royal Society, London, England.
References Wing N1350
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2446:12)
Stock numberCL0037000101 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106

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