Mathematicall recreations. Or a collection of sundrie problemes, extracted out of the ancient and moderne philosophers, as secrets in nature, and experiments in arithmeticke, geometrie, cosmographie, horolographie, astronomie, navigation, musicke, opticks, architecture, staticke, machanicks, chimestrie, waterworkes, fireworks, &c. ... Most of which were written first in Greeke and Latine, lately compiled in French, by Henry Van Etten Gent. And now delivered in the English tongue, with the examinations, corrections, and augmentations.

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Title: Mathematicall recreations. Or a collection of sundrie problemes, extracted out of the ancient and moderne philosophers, as secrets in nature, and experiments in arithmeticke, geometrie, cosmographie, horolographie, astronomie, navigation, musicke, opticks, architecture, staticke, machanicks, chimestrie, waterworkes, fireworks, &c. ... Most of which were written first in Greeke and Latine, lately compiled in French, by Henry Van Etten Gent. And now delivered in the English tongue, with the examinations, corrections, and augmentations.
Author: Etten, Hendrick van.
Publication: Printed at London :: By T. Cotes, for Richard Hawkins, dwelling in Chancery Lane, neere the Rowles,; 1633.
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Subject terms: Science -- Early works to 1800.; Scientific recreations -- Early works to 1800.; Fireworks -- Early works to 1800.
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SEmpronius having borrowed of Caius a sacke of Corne, which was 6 foot high and 2 foote broad, and when there was question made to repay it, Sempronius gave Caius backe two sackes full of Corne, which had each of them 6 foot high and 1 foot broad: who be∣leeved that if the sackes were full hee was re∣paid, and it seemes to have an appearance of truth barely looked on. But it is most evident in demonstration, that the two sackes of Corne paid by Sempronius to Caius, is but halfe of that one sacke which he lent him: for a Cylinder or sacke having one foot of diameter, and 6 foot of length, is but the 4 part of another Cylinder, whose length is 6 foot, and his diameter is 2 foot: therefore two of the lesser Cylinders or sackes is but halfe of the greater; and so Caius was deceived in halfe his Corne.