The pathvvay to knowledg containing the first principles of geometrie, as they may moste aptly be applied vnto practise, bothe for vse of instrumentes geometricall, and astronomicall and also for proiection of plattes in euerye kinde, and therefore much necessary for all sortes of men.

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The pathvvay to knowledg containing the first principles of geometrie, as they may moste aptly be applied vnto practise, bothe for vse of instrumentes geometricall, and astronomicall and also for proiection of plattes in euerye kinde, and therefore much necessary for all sortes of men.
Author
Record, Robert, 1510?-1558.
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[Imprinted at London :: In Poules churcheyarde, at the signe of the Brasen serpent, by Reynold Wolfe. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum,
Anno Domini. M.D.LI. [1551]]
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Geometry -- Early works to 1800.
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"The pathvvay to knowledg containing the first principles of geometrie, as they may moste aptly be applied vnto practise, bothe for vse of instrumentes geometricall, and astronomicall and also for proiection of plattes in euerye kinde, and therefore much necessary for all sortes of men." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10541.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.

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bee A. B. C, and the corner assi¦gned, B. Farthermore let the lymited line bee D. G, and the pricke assigned D.

Fyrste therefore by drawinge the line A.C, I make the tri∣angle A.B.C.

Then consideringe that D. G, is longer thanne A.B, you shall cut out a line frō D. to∣ward

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G, equl to A. B, as for ex∣āple D, F. Thē measure oute the other ij. lines and worke with thē according as the conclusion with the fyrste also and the se∣cond teacheth yow, and then haue you done.

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