Moore's Arithmetick: in four books. Treating of vulgar arithmetick in all its parts, with several new inventions to ease the memory, by logarithms, decimals, &c. fitted for the use of all persons. Together with Arithmetick in species or algebra: whereby all difficult questions receive their analytical laws and resolutions, made very plain and easie for the use of scholars, and the more curious. The third edition with additions. To which are added two mathematical treatises: 1. A new contemplation geometrical upon the oval figure called the ellipsis. 2. The two first books of Mydorgius his Conical sections analyzed by that reverend divine Mr. W. Oughtred, Englished and compleated with cuts. By Sir Jonas Moore, master surveyor of His Majesty's ordnance.

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  • Moore's Arithmetick: in four books. Treating of vulgar arithmetick in all its parts, with several new inventions to ease the memory, by logarithms, decimals, &c. fitted for the use of all persons. Together with Arithmetick in species or algebra: whereby all difficult questions receive their analytical laws and resolutions, made very plain and easie for the use of scholars, and the more curious. The third edition with additions. To which are added two mathematical treatises: 1. A new contemplation geometrical upon the oval figure called the ellipsis. 2. The two first books of Mydorgius his Conical sections analyzed by that reverend divine Mr. W. Oughtred, Englished and compleated with cuts. By Sir Jonas Moore, master surveyor of His Majesty's ordnance.
  • Moore's arithmetick; book II. containing the doctrine of decimal fractions Moor's arithmetick; book III. shewing the use of logarithms Algebra. Book IV. Arithmetick in species or symbols Contemplationes geometricæ. In two treatises Conical sections: or, The several sections of a cone
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Imprint
London: printed by R[alph]. H[olt]. for Obadiah Blagrave, at the Bear and Star in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1688.
Publication year
1688-1688
ESTC No.
R320
Grub Street ID
114743
Description
[16], 400, [2], 401-583, [7] p., [8] folded leaves of plates : diagrams, port., tables ; 8⁰
Note
Books II & III edited by John Hawkins.

Printer's name from Wing CD.

With frontis. portrait (A1v) of author.

"Moore's arithmetick; book II. containing the doctrine of decimal fractions.", "Moor's arithmetick; book III. shewing the use of logarithms", and "Algebra. Book IV. Arithmetick in species or symbols." have separate title pages dated 1678 on leaves Y5r, 2B7r and 2D1r respectively; pagination and register are continuous.
Uncontrolled note
Wing erroneously has "In two books"