Records arithmeticke: contayning the ground of arts: in which is taught the generall parts, rules, and operations, of the same in whole numbers and fractions, after a more easie and exact methode then euer heretofore: first written by Robert Record, Doctor in Phisicke. Since corrected and beautified by many notations, and augmented with most briefe rules of practise and others; necessarie in the trade of merchandise. Whereunto is added certaine tables of the valuation of all coynes ... with diuers other tables and their explication. Very profitable and delightfull vnto all marchants, gentlemen, and others, as by the contents of this booke doth appeare. By Iohn Mellis. Also the art and application of decimall arithmeticke: a table of board and timber measure, and the vse thereof. The extraction and demonstration of the square and cubicke roots, with necessary questions and tables for interest after ten in the hundreth is newly therevnto adioyned. By R.N.

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  • Records arithmeticke: contayning the ground of arts: in which is taught the generall parts, rules, and operations, of the same in whole numbers and fractions, after a more easie and exact methode then euer heretofore: first written by Robert Record, Doctor in Phisicke. Since corrected and beautified by many notations, and augmented with most briefe rules of practise and others; necessarie in the trade of merchandise. Whereunto is added certaine tables of the valuation of all coynes ... with diuers other tables and their explication. Very profitable and delightfull vnto all marchants, gentlemen, and others, as by the contents of this booke doth appeare. By Iohn Mellis. Also the art and application of decimall arithmeticke: a table of board and timber measure, and the vse thereof. The extraction and demonstration of the square and cubicke roots, with necessary questions and tables for interest after ten in the hundreth is newly therevnto adioyned. By R.N.
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Imprint
London: printed by T[homas]. S[nodham]. for Roger Iackson, 1615.
Publication year
1615-1615
ESTC No.
S115778
Grub Street ID
135468
Description
[26], 33-585, [5] p., folded leaf, [1] leaf of plates : tables ; 8⁰
Note
R.N. = Robert Norton, whose name appears on A2v.

Originally published in 1543 as: The ground of artes.

Printer's name from STC.

"No known copy has the table of board and timber measure, but it was prob. the folding sheet [STC] 18676.5"--STC. The folded table present in this edition is of weights and measures.
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