Mellificium mensionis, or, The marrow of measuring : wherein a new and ready way is shewn how to measure glazing, painting, plastering, masonry, joyners, carpenters and brick-layers work, as also the measuring of land and all other snperficies and solids, by vulgar arithmetick without reducing the integers into the least denomination giving the content of any superficies or solid consisting of feet, inches, and parts of inches, in a fourth part of the time and labour required by the usal way in vulgar arithmetick, together with some choice principles and problems of geometry conducing thereto / by Venterus Mandey.
| Author/creator | Mandey, Venterus |
| Other author | Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The second edition corrected. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for Thomas Hawkins in George-yard in Lumbard-Street, 1685. |
| Description | [26], 376, [2] p., [12] leaves of plates (some folded) |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240871532 |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Marrow of measuring |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| Contents | A garden of geometrical roses, or, Some propositions being hitherto hid are now made known / written in Latin by Thomas Hobbes and now translated into English by Ven. Mandey -- Some principles and problems in geometry thought formerly desperate now briefly explained and demonstrated / written in Latin by Thomas Hobbes and now translated into English by Ven. Mandey -- Measuring of [brace] glazing, painting, plaistering, masonry, joyunery, carpenters and bricklayters works by Vulgar Arithmetick without reducing the integers into the least denomination by Ven. Mandey -- Measuring of superficial plains / by Vulgar Arithmetick without reducing the integers into the least denomination together with directions for the measuring of land by Ven. Mandey -- Measuring of solids / by Ven. Mandey. |
| General note | Title within double line border. |
| General note | Each of six books, except the first one and the appendix, have special t.p. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in: British Library. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.) M420B |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2852:26) |
| Stock number | CL0037000125 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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