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
EditionThe second edition corrected.
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for Thomas Hawkins in George-yard in Lumbard-Street, 1685.
Description[26], 376, [2] p., [12] leaves of plates (some folded)
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Portion of title Marrow of measuring
SeriesEarly 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 noteTitle within double line border.
General noteEach of six books, except the first one and the appendix, have special t.p.
General noteReproduction of original in: British Library.
References Wing (2nd ed.) M420B
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2852:26)
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