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CATALOGUE. 145 vse thereof in both kindes|of Trigonometrie, as also in all|Mathematicall calculations.|Invented And Pvbli-|shed In Latin By That|Honorable L Iohn Nepair, Ba-|ron of Marchiston, and translated into|English by the late learned and|famous Mathematician|Edward Wright.|With an Addition of an Instrumentall Table|to finde the part proportionall, inuented by|the Translator, and described in the end|of the Booke by Henry Brigs|Geometry-reader at Gresham-|house in London.|All perused and approued by the Author, & pub-|lished since the death of the Translator.|

London,|Printed by Nicholas Okes.|1616.|

12°, Size $5 7⁄8$ x $3 3⁄8$ inches. A1$1$ Title. A1$2$ blank.A2$1$–A3$1$, 3 pages, “To The Right Honovrable And Right Worshipfull Company Of Merchants of London trading to the East-Indies, Samvel Wright wisheth all prosperitie in this life, and happinesse in the life to come.”A3$2$–A4$2$, 3 pages, “To The Most Noble And Hopefvll Prince, Charles: Onely Sonne Of the high and mightie Iames by the grace of God, King of great Brittaine, France, and Ireland: Prince of Wales: Duke of Yorke and Rothesay: Great Steward of Scotland: and Lord of the Islands.” signed ‘Iohn Nepair.’ A5, 2 pages, “The Authors Preface to the Admirable Table of Logarithmes,”.A6$1$–A8$2$, 6 pages, “The Preface To The Reader By Henry Brigges.”, signed ‘H. Brigges.’ A9, 2 pages, Lines, “In praise of the neuer-too-much praised Worke and Authour the L. of Marchiston.”, 54 lines, “By the vnfained louer and admirer of his Art and matchlesse vertue, Iohn Dauies of Hereford.”A10 cut out in all copies.A11, 2 pages, Lines, “In the iust praise of this Booke, Authour, and Translator.”, 49 lines, signed “Ri. Leuer.” A12$1$, “A View Of This Booke.” A12$2$, “Some faults haue escaped in printing of the Table,.&hellip;”, 58 corrections are given.B1$1$–C3$1$, pp. 1–29, “A Description Of The Admirable Table Of Logarithmes, With The Most Plentifvl, Easie, And Ready Vse thereof in both kindes of Trigonometrie, as also in all Mathematicall Accounts. The First Booke.” C3$2$–E9$1$, pp. 30–89, “The Second Booke.”E9$2$–I6$1$, 90 pages, The Table,I6$2$, blank.After I6$2$, on a folding sheet, is an engraved diagram of the “Triangular instrumentall Table.”I7$1$–K2$2$, pp. 1–8, “The Vse Of The Triangular Table for the finding of the part Proportionall, penned by Henry Brigges.”, also on p. 8, “Errata in the Treatise.”, 8 corrections.

Signatures. A to H in twelves + I in eight + K in two = 106 &minus; 1 = 105 leaves, A10 being cut out. Leaves E10 and E11 have also been cut out, but in their place two new leaves are inserted.

Paging. 22 + 89 numbered + 91 + 8 numbered = 210 pages. Also plate following I6$2$. Errors in Paging. None.

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