Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works by Joseph Moxon.

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Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works by Joseph Moxon.
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Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.
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London :: Printed and sold by J. Moxon,
1693-1701.
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Industrial arts -- Early works to 1800.
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A Catalogue of Globes, Coelestial and Terrestrial, Spheres, Maps, Sea-Plats, Mathe∣matical Instruments, and Books, Made and Sold by J. Moxon, at the Sign of Atlas in Warwick-Lane, LONDON.

GLobes 26 Inches Diameter. The Price 20 l. the pair.

Globes near 15 Inches Diameter. The price 4 l.

Globes 9 Inches Diameter. The price 2 l.

Globes 8 Inches Diameter. The price 45 s.

Globes 6 Inches Diameter. The price 1 l. 10 s.

The English Globe, invented by the Right Honour∣able the Earl of Castlemain, 12 Inches Diameter; the price ordinary made up 40 s. and with the Projection at Bottow 40 s. best made up 5 l.

Concave Hemisperes of the Stary Orb, which serve for a Case to the Terrestrial Globe 3 Inches Diameter, made portiable for the Pocket, price 15 s.

Spheres according to the Copernican Hypothesis, both General and Particular, 20 Inches Diameter, price of the General 5 l. of the Particular 6 l. of both together 10 l.

Spheres, according to the Ptolomaick System 14 Inches Diameter, price 3 l.

Spheres, according to the Ptolomaick System 8 Inches Diameter, price 1 l. 10 s.

Gunter's Quardrant 12 Inches Radius, Printed on Pa∣per, and pasted on a Board, with a Nocturnal on the back-side, price 5 s.

Gunter's Quardrant, 4 Inches Radius, printed on Pa∣per, and pasted on Brass, with a Nocturnal on the back-side, and a wooden Case covered with Leather fit for it. A new Invention contrived for the Pocket, price 6 s.

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A large Map of the World, 10 Foot long and 7 Foot deep, pasted on Cloth and coloured, price 2 l.

A Map of all the World, 4 foot long and 3 foot deep, pasted on Cloth and coloured, price 10 s. in Sheets 2 s. 6 d.

A Map of the English Empire in America, describing all places inhabited there by the English Nation, as well on the Islands, as on the Continent, price 15 s.

Six Scriptural Maps, 1. Of all the Earth, and how after the Flood it was divided among the Sons of Noah. 2. Of Paradise, or the Garden of Eden, with the Coun∣tries circumjacent inhabited by the Patriarchs. 3. The 40 Years Travels of the Children of Israel through the Wilderness. 4. Of Canaan, or the Holy Land, and how it was divided among the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and Travelled through by our Saviour and his Apostles. 5. The Travels of St. Paul, and others of the Apostles, in the propagating the Gospel. 6. Jerusalem, as it stood in our Saviour's time; with a Book of Explanations to these Maps, Entituled, Sacred Geography, Price of the Map 6 s. Book 2 s. to be bound up with Bibles.

A Sea-Plate, or Map of all the Wold, according to Mercator, in two large Royal Sheets of Paper; set forth by Mr. Edward Wright, and newly corrected by J. Mox∣on, price 2 s.

Sea-Plates, For Sailing to all parts of the World, price 6 d. the Sheet.

The Famous City of Battavia in the East Indies, built and inhabited by the Dutch, curiously Engraved, and Printed on 4 large Sheets of Royal Paper, price 2 s. 6 d.

A small Map of the World, with Discriptions, one Sheet, price 6 d.

A New Map of the Kingdom of Ireland, in one Royal Sheet of Paper, price 1 s. by J. Moxon.

A New Map of England, shewing the Roads from Edin∣burgh to London, in 2 Sheets, price 1 s. by J. Moxon.

The Camp at Hously-Heath, in 2 Sheets. price 1 s. by J. Moxon.

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A New Map of Scotland, in one Royal Sheet, price 1 s. by J. Moxon.

North and South Hemispheres 16 Inches Diameter, pro∣jected on the Poles of the World, the South according to Mr. Haley's Observation, with Horizons, price in Sheets 2 s 6 d. Made up, 6 s. Colloured, 8 s.

BOOKS.

A Tutor to Astronomy and Geography, or the Use of the Globes Coelestial and Terrestrial; by J. Moxon, A Member of the Royal Society, and Hydrography to the King's most Excellent Majesty, price 5 s.

The use of the Copernican Spheres, teaching to solve as the Phoenomina by them, as easily as by the Ptolomaick Spheres: by J. Moxon, &c. price 4 s.

The Catholique Planisphere, which Mr. Blagrave calls the Mathematical Jewel; briefly and plainly described in five Books. The first shewing the making of the In∣strument. The rest shewing the manifold uses of it. 1. For representing several Projections of the Sphere. 2. For resolving all Spherical Triangles. 3. For resolv∣ing all Problems of the Sphere, Astronomical, Astrolo∣gical, and Geographical. 4. For making all sorts of Dials, both without Doors and within, upon any Walls, Ceilings or Floors, be they never so irregular, where∣soever the direct or reflected Beams of the Sun may come. All which are to be done by this Instrument, with wondrous ease and delight. Whereunto is added a brief Discription of the Cross-staff: and a Catalogue of Eclipses observed by the Auther John Palmer. price 4 s.

Wright's Correction of Errors in the Art of Navigation, price 8 s.

New and Rare Inventions by Water-works, teaching how to raise Water higher than the Spring. By which Invention, the perpetual Motion is proposed, many

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hard Labours performed, and varietion of Motion and Sounds produced, by Isaac de Caus, Engineer to King Charles the First, price 10 s.

Practial Perspective, or Perspective made easie, Teach∣ing by the Opticks how to delineate all Bodies, Build∣ings and Landskips, &c. By the Catoptricks, how to delineate confused Appearances, so as when seen in a Mirror, or Polish'd Body, of any intended Shape, the Reflection shall shew a Design: By the Diopticks, how to draw the part of many Figures into one, when seen through a Glass, or Chrystal, cut in many Faces, by J. Moxon, price 10 s.

An Exact Survey of the Microcosm, being an Anatomy of the Bodies of Man and Woman, wherein the Skin, Veins, Nerves, Muscles, Bones, Sinews, and Liga∣ments are accurately delineated: Engraven on large Copper Plates, Printed and curiosly pasted together, so as at first sight you may behold all the Parts of Man and Woman; and by turning up several Dissections of the Papers, take a view of all their Inwards, with Al∣phabetical References to the Names, or every Member and Part of the Body: Set forth in Latin by Remelius and Michael Spaher of Tyrol; and Englished by John Ireton Chyrurgion; and lastly, perused and corrected by several Artists, price 14 s.

Mathematical made easie, or a Mathematicks Dictionary, Explaining the Terms of Art, and Difficult Phrases used in Arithmetick, Geometry, Astronomy, Astrology, and other Mathematical Scienes. By J. Moxnn, &c. The 2d. Edit. Corrected and much Enlarged. Price Bound 3 s.

Vignola, or the Compleat Architect; shewing a plain and easie way the Rules of the five Orders in Architect, viz. Tuscan, Dorick, Ionick, Corinthian, and Composite; whereby any that can but read and understand English, may readily learn the Proportions that all Members

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in a Building have to one another: Set forth by James Barozzio of Vignola, and Translated into English by J. Moxon, &c. price 3 s. 6 d.

Christiologio, Or a brief, but true Account of the cer∣tain Year, Month, Day, and Minute of the Birth of Jesus Chist: By John Butler, B. D. and Champlain to his Grace James, Duke of Ormond, &c. and Rector of Lichbough, in the Diocess of Peterborough. price 3 s. 6 d.

A Tutor to Astrology, or Astrology made easie; being a plain Introduction to the whole Art of Astrology; whereby the meanest Apprehension may learn to Erect a Figure, and by the same to give a determined Judg∣ment upon any Question, or Nativity whatsoever: Also New Tables of Houses, Calculated for the Latitude of 51 degrees, 32 minutes; Also Tables of Right and Oblique Ascentions to 6 degrees of Latitude: Where∣unto is added an Ephemeris for three Years; with all other necessary Tables that belong to the Art of Astro∣logy: Also to Erect a Figure the Rational way by the Tables of Triangles, more Methodically than hath yet been published, digested into a small Pocket Volumn, for the conveniency of those that Erect Figures abroad: By W. Eland, price 2 s.

The Use of a Mathematical Instrument called a Qua∣drant, shewing very plainly and easily to know the exact Height and Distance of any Steeple, Tree or House, &c. Also to know the Hour of the Day by it; the Height of the Sun, Moon, or Stars, and to know the time of the Sun-Rising, and the length of every Day in the Year, the place of the Sun in the Ecliptick, the Azimuth, Right Ascention, and Declination of the Sun: With many other necessary and delightful Con∣clusions: performed very readily. Also the Use of a Nocturnal, whereby you may Learn to know the Stars in Heaven, and the Hour of the Night by them; with many other delightful Operations, price 6 d.

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A brief Discourse of a Passage of the Nortl-Pole to Japan, China, &c. pleaded by three Experiments, and Answers to all Objections that can be urged against a passage that way. As 1. By a Navigation into the North-Pole, and two degrees beyond it. 2. By a Na∣vigation from Japan towards the North-Pole. 3. By an Experiment made by the Czar of Muscovy, whereby it appears, that to the Northward of Nova Zembla, is a free and open Sea as far as Japan, China, &c. With a Map of all the Discovered Land nearest to the Pole, by J. Moxon, &c. price 1 s.

Regulae Trium Ordinum Literarum Typographicarum. or the Rules of the 3 Orders of Print Letters, viz the Roman, Italick and Eng∣lish, Capitals and Small; shewing how they are Compounded of Geometrick Figures, and mostly made by Rule and Compass: Useful for Writing-Masters, Painters, Carvers, Measons, and others that are lovers of Curiosity, by J. Moxon, price 3 s.

The Use of the Astronomical Playing-Cards, teaching any or∣dinary Capacity by them to be acquainted with all the Stars in Heaven; to know their Places, Colours, Natures, and Big∣nesses. Also the Poetical Reasons for every Constellation: Very Useful, pleasant, and Delightful for all Lovers of Ingenuity, by J. Moxon, &c. price 6 d.

The Astronomical Cards, by J. Moxon, &c. price plain 1 s. Coloured 2 s. best coloured and the Stars Guilt 5 s.

Geographical Playing-Cards, wherein is exactly described all the Kingdoms of the Earth, curiously engraved, price plain 1 s. coloured 2 s. best coloured and guilt 5 s. the Pack.

Geometrical Cards, price 1 s. the pack, with a Book of the use of them, price 6 d. will be published against Christmas.

The Gentle House keeper's Pastime; or the Mode of Carving at Table, represented in a Pack of Playing Cards: By which, to∣gether with the Instructions in the Book, any ordinary Capa∣city may easily learn how to cut up, or Carve in Mode, all the most usual Dishes of Flesh, Fish, Fowl, and Baked Meats; and how to make the several Services of them at Table; with the several Sawces and Garnishes proper to each Dish of Meat. Set forth by several of the best Masters in the Faculty of Carving, and pub∣lished for publick use, price of the Cards 1 s. Book 6 d.

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Compendium Euclides Caricsi, or, Geometrical Operations, shewing with one single opening of the Compasses, and a straight Ruler, all the Propertions of Euclid's first five Books are performed. Translated out of Dutch into English, by J. Moxon, price 1 s.

An Introduction to the Art of Species, by Sir Jonas Moor, price 6 d.

Two Tables of Ranges, according to the degrees of Moun∣ture, by Henry Bond Senior, price 6 d.

Mechanick Exercises. Or the Doctrine of Handy-Works, in nine Monthly Exercises, the first Three, viz. Numb. I. Numb. II. Numb. III. teaching the Art of Smithing. The Second Three viz. Numb. IV. Numb. V. Numb. VI. teaching the Art of Joynery. The Third Three. viz. Numb. VII. Numb. VIII. Numb. IX. teaching the Art of House-Carpentry. Also the Art of Turning, Accommodated with suitable Engraved Figures, by J. Moxon. &c. priceof each Monthly Exercise 6 d.

Mechanick Dyalling; Teaching any man, though of an ordi∣nary Capacity, and unlearned in the Mathematicks, to draw a true Sun-Dial on any Given Plain, however situated; only with the help of a Straight Rule and a pair of Compasses; and without any Arithmetical Calculation, by J. Moxon, price 1 s. 6d.

At the place aforesaid, you may have also all manner of Maps, Sea-Plates, Drafts, Mathematical Books, Instruments, &c. at the Lowest prizes.

There is invented by the Right Honourable the Earl of Castlemain, a new kind of Globe, call'd (for distinction sake) the English Globe; being a fix'd and immovable one, performing what the Ordinary ones do, and much more, even without their usual Appendancies; as Wooden Horizons, Brazen Meridians, Vertical Circles, &c. For it composses it self to the Site and Po∣sition of the World without the Mariners Compass, or the like foreign help; and besides other usual and surprising Op∣erations (relating both to the Sun and Moon, and performed by the Shade alone) we have by it not only the constant propor∣tion of Perpendiculars to their Shade, with several Corollaries thence arising, but also an easie, new and most compendious way of describing Dials on all Plains, as well Geometrically, as Ma∣thematically: Most of which may be taught any one in few Hours, though never so unacquainted with the Mathematicks.

To this is added on the Pedestal, a Projection of all the ap∣pearing Constellations in this Horizon, with their Figures and Shapes. And besides, several new things in it differing from

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the Common Astrolabe, (tending to a clearer and quicker way of Operating) the vere Principles of all Steriographical Projecti∣ons are laid down, and Mathematically demonstrated; as it is of every thing else of moment throughout the whole Treatise.

An Epitome to the whole Art of War. In two parts. The first of Millitary Discipline. Containing the whole Exercise of the Pike and Musquet, &c. with plain Directions for the Various postures. Also the drawing up of Battalions, and way of Forming them; with the Art of Doubling, Wheeling, Form∣ing and Drawing up an Army into any Figure. The way of Conducting Armies in Hilly, Woody, or plain Countries: Of Encampings, Besiegings, given of Battle, &c.

The Second of Fortification and Gunnery, which shews the principals and practice of Fortification, as now used, as well by the English, as several other European Nations, (especially Their Majesties Army) at the late Seige of Athlone, Galway, Limrick, &c. The Measures, Dimensions of Rampers, parapets, Moats, &c.

Of Casements, Cittadels, Crown-works, Ravelins, &c. of Gunnery, the qualification of a Gunner. Of Ordinance, Mor∣ters, Demy-Cannon, &c. with the Manner of Batteries, &c. All Illustrated and further Explanted in 18 Copper plates, ously Designed and Engraven, price 2 s.

Military Geography, in Twelve Maps, viz. France, the Chan∣nel, Dunkerk, Flanders, Namur and Haynault, the palatine of the Rhine, the Suises, Savoy, Daufine, &c. province, Hun∣garia, Graecia, Candia. Giving a General and particular De∣scription of the Seats of War in Europe, by J. Moxon, price coloured 2 s. stitched 1 s. and 6 d.

Gnomonigues, or the Art of Shadows improved, plainly set forth in Drawing of Sun-Dials on all sorts of plains, by dif∣ferent Methods, with the Geometrical Demonstrations of all the Operations, price 3 s.

An Historical Account of Mr. Rogers's Three Years Travels over England and Wales. Giving a True and Exact Description of all the chiefest Cities, Towns aud Corporations in England, Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick npon Twede, &c. price 1 s. 6 d.

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