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.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Etten, Hendrik van.

Contributor:

Leurechon, Jean, 1591-1670, attributed name.

Malthus, Francis, attributed name.

Oughtred, William, 1575-1660, attributed name.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 843:4.

Standardized Title:

Récréation mathématicque. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Early works to 1800.

Science.

Scientific recreations--Early works to 1800.

Scientific recreations.

Fireworks--Early works to 1800.

Fireworks.

Physical Description:

44 unnumbered pages, 285, 285-286 pages, 5 unnumbered pages

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Récréation mathématicque.

Place of Publication:

Printed at London : By T. Cotes, for Richard Hawkins, dwelling in Chancery Lane, neere the Rowles, 1633.

Notes:

Sometimes attributed to Jean Leurechon.

A translation of: Récréation mathématicque.

The translation is sometimes attributed to Francis Malthus or, wrongly, to William Oughtred.

With an additional title page, engraved, preceded by a letterpress explanation, and a final license leaf.

Identified as STC 15530 on UMI microfilm.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1960. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 843:04). s1960 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 10558.5.

OCLC:

61365777