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 Info | London : 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 |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240937976 |
| Subjects |
| 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 |
| Series | Early 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 note | Identified as Wing N1350, reel 2446, of the UMI microfilm set "Early English books 1641-1700". |
| General note | Cf. Wing N1350 which has "epitomie" in the title and a different imprint. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in the Royal Society, London, England. |
| References | Wing N1350 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2446:12) |
| Stock number | CL0037000101 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |