The circles of proportion and the horizontal instrument. The former shewing the maner how to work proportions both simple and compound: and the ready and easy resolving of quæstions both in arithmetic, geometrie, & astronomie: and is newly increased with an additament for navigation. All which rules may also be wrought with the penne by arithmetic, and the canon of triangles. The later teaching how to work most quæstions, which may be performed by the globe: and to delineat dialls upon any kind of plaine. Invented, and written in latine by W.O. Translated into English, and set out for the public benefit, by William Forster.
- Title
- The circles of proportion and the horizontal instrument. The former shewing the maner how to work proportions both simple and compound: and the ready and easy resolving of quæstions both in arithmetic, geometrie, & astronomie: and is newly increased with an additament for navigation. All which rules may also be wrought with the penne by arithmetic, and the canon of triangles. The later teaching how to work most quæstions, which may be performed by the globe: and to delineat dialls upon any kind of plaine. Invented, and written in latine by W.O. Translated into English, and set out for the public benefit, by William Forster.
- Author
- Oughtred, William, 1575-1660.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by Augustine Mathewes, and are to bee sold by Nic: Bourne at the Royall Exchange,
- 1633.
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- Subject terms
- Mathematical instruments -- Early works to 1800.
- Navigation -- Early works to 1800.
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"The circles of proportion and the horizontal instrument. The former shewing the maner how to work proportions both simple and compound: and the ready and easy resolving of quæstions both in arithmetic, geometrie, & astronomie: and is newly increased with an additament for navigation. All which rules may also be wrought with the penne by arithmetic, and the canon of triangles. The later teaching how to work most quæstions, which may be performed by the globe: and to delineat dialls upon any kind of plaine. Invented, and written in latine by W.O. Translated into English, and set out for the public benefit, by William Forster." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A08582.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2025.
Contents
- title page
- TO THE HONOVRABLE AND RENOWNED FOR vertue, learning, and true valour, Sir KENELME DIGBYE Knight.
- illustration
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THE FIRST PART OF THIS BOOKE, Shewing the vse of the
First side of the Instrument, for the working ofPro∣portions both simple and compounded, and for the ready and easie resolving of que∣stions both inArithmetique, Geometrie, andAstronomie, by Calcu∣lation.-
CHAP. I.
Of the Description, and vse of the Circles in this First side. -
CHAP. II.
Of the Operation of the Rule of Proportion: and also ofMultiplication, andDivision. -
CHAP. III.
Now follow certaine examples of Proportion. -
Of
Continuall proportion, Or ofPro∣gression Geometricall. -
CHAP. V.
Of the Quadrating,and Cubing of Numbers, Sides or Rootes:and of the Extraction of the Quadrate,and Cubic side,or roote,out of Numbers,or Powersgiven. -
CHAP. VI.
Of Duplicated,and Triplicated pro∣portion.And first of Duplicated proportion. -
CHAP. VII.
Concerning the Measuringof Circles, Cones, Cylinders,and Sphaeres. -
CHAP. VIII. Concerning
Plaine, andSolide Measures. -
CHAP. IX.
Concerning the Measuring,or Gauging of Vessells. -
CHAP. X.
Concerning the Comparisonof sundry Metals,in quantityand weight. -
CHAP. XI. Concerning the
Ordering of Soldiers, in any kinde of rectangular forme of battaile. -
CHAP. XII.
A collection of the most necessarie Astronomicall operations, -
CHAP. XIII.
Of Trigonometria,or the manner of calcu∣lating both Plaine,and Sphaericall tri∣angles.And first concerning certaine ge∣nerall notions, and rules necessary thereto. -
CHAP. XIIII.
Of the Nocturnall Dials.
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CHAP. I.
- THE SECOND PART OF THIS BOOKE.
- dials
- The Translator to the Reader.