The English academy, or, A brief introduction to the seven liberal arts grammar, arithmetick, geometrie, musick, astronomie, rhetorick & logic : to which is added the necessary arts and mysteries of navigation, dyaling, surveying, mensuration, gauging & fortification, practically laid down in all their material points and particulars, highly approved to be known by the ingenious, and as such are desirous to profit, or render themselves accomplished : chiefly intended for the instruction of young scholars, who are acquainted with no other than their native language, but may also be very useful to other persons that have made some progress in the studies of the said arts / by John Newton.

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The English academy, or, A brief introduction to the seven liberal arts grammar, arithmetick, geometrie, musick, astronomie, rhetorick & logic : to which is added the necessary arts and mysteries of navigation, dyaling, surveying, mensuration, gauging & fortification, practically laid down in all their material points and particulars, highly approved to be known by the ingenious, and as such are desirous to profit, or render themselves accomplished : chiefly intended for the instruction of young scholars, who are acquainted with no other than their native language, but may also be very useful to other persons that have made some progress in the studies of the said arts / by John Newton.
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Newton, John, 1622-1678.
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London :: Printed by A. Milbourn for Tho. Passenger ...,
1693.
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"The English academy, or, A brief introduction to the seven liberal arts grammar, arithmetick, geometrie, musick, astronomie, rhetorick & logic : to which is added the necessary arts and mysteries of navigation, dyaling, surveying, mensuration, gauging & fortification, practically laid down in all their material points and particulars, highly approved to be known by the ingenious, and as such are desirous to profit, or render themselves accomplished : chiefly intended for the instruction of young scholars, who are acquainted with no other than their native language, but may also be very useful to other persons that have made some progress in the studies of the said arts / by John Newton." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A52260.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2025.

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A Table, shewing the Cycle of the Suns, Dominical Letter, Golden Number, and the Epact.
Year of our Lord.Cycl. ☉Dom. Lett.
16721GF
16732E
16743D
16754C
16765BA
16776G
16787F
16798E
16809DC
168110B
168211A
168312G
168413FE
168514D
168615C
168716B
168817AG
168918F
169019E
169120D
169221CB
169322A
169423G
169524F
169625ED
169726C
169827B
16••••28A

Year of our Lord.Golden Number.Epact.
1672111
1673222
167433
1675414
1676525
167766
1678717
1679828
168099
16811020
16821121
16831212
16841323
1685144
16861515
16871626
1688177
16891818
16901929

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 January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.
13 a Circum.d3 d David.g11 b Philip & Jacob.e19 g8 c Lammas.16 f16 ad All Sain.f
2b11 e Purifica.e11 ac19 f8 a16 d5 g5 b13 e13 g
311 c19 f11 fb19 d8 gb5 ea13 c2 f2 a
4d8 gg19 c8 e16 a16 cf13 b2 dg10 b
519 ea19 a8 df5 b5 d13 g2 ce10 ac
68 f Epipha.16 b8 b16 e16 gce2 ad10 fb18 d
7g5 cc5 f5 a13 d13 fb10 eg18 c7 e
816 ad16 dgb2 e2 g10 c18 f18 a7 df
95 b13 e5 e13 a13 cfad7 g7 be15 g
10c2 ff2 b2 d10 g10 b18 eac15 f4 a
1113 dg13 gceac7 f15 b15 d4 gb
122 e10 a2 a10 d10 f18 b18 dg4 c4 ea12 c
13fbbeg7 c7 e15 adf12 b1 d
1410 gc Valent.10 c18 f18 adf4 b12 e12 g1 ce
15a18 dd7 g7 b15 e15 gc1 f1 ad9 f
1618 b7 e18 eac4 f4 a12 dgb9 eg
177 cf7 f15 b15 dgb1 e9 a9 cf17 a
18d15 gg4 c4 e12 a12 cfbd17 g6 b
1915 e4 a15 adf1 b1 d9 g17 c17 e6 ac
204 fb4 b12 e12 gcea6 d6 fb14 d
21g12 cc1 f1 a9 d9 f17 be St. Mat.g14 c3 e S. Tho.
2212 a1 d12 dgbeg6 c14 f14 a3 df
231 be1 e9 a9 c17 f17 ad3 g3 be11 g
24c5 ffbd6 g Jo. Bapt.6 b14 e S. Bar∣tholo.ac11 fa
259 d17 g S. Math.9 g Annun.17 c S. Mark.17 eac Jam. Ap.3 f11 b11 d19 g19 b Christm.
26eaa6 d6 f14 b13 dg19 cea8 c S. Steve.
2717 f6 b17 beg3 c3 e11 ad19 f8 bd S. John.
286 g14 c6 c14 f14 adfb8 e3 g Simon & Judec16 e Innoce.
29a d3 g3 b11 e Pet. Ap.11 g19 cf S. Mich.a16 d5 f
3013 b 14 eacfa8 dg16 b5 e Andrewg
313 c 3 f 11 d 19 be 5 c 13 a

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