Tectonicon (1st ed.)
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Title:
Tectonicon (1st ed.)
A boke named Tectonicon briefelye shewynge the exacte measurynge, and speady reckenynge all maner lande, squared tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes. [et]c. Further, declarynge the perfecte makynge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteynynge a quadrant geometricall: comprehendynge also the rare vse of the squire. And in thende a little treatise adioyned, openingethe composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other thinges pleasant & necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landmeters, joyners, carpe[n]ters, and masons.
Subject:
Early modern English surveying and measurement guide
Description:
First edition of the "Tectonicon" by Leonard Digges
Creator:
Digges, Leonard
Source:
Bodleian Library
Publisher:
Daye, John; Gemini, Thomas
Date:
1556
Rights:
Public domain
Relation:
Tectonicon (6th ed.)
Format:
Printed book, quarto
Language:
English
Type:
Text
Identifier:
Tectonicon 1st ed.
Coverage:
16th century practical mathematics