Geodætes practicus redivivus, the art of surveying : formerly publish'd by Vincent Wing, math., now much augmented and improv'd, with an appendix thereunto subjoin'd, shewing the whole art of surveying by a new instrument, called the emperial table : performing exactly in all respects, and in all cases that can possibly happen in the practical part of surveying, the work of the theodolite, circumserentor, semi-circle, chard and needle : with the description and use of a new quadrant : to which is added by way of supplement, scientia stellarum, containing new and accurate tables of the planetary motions, whereby the planets places both in longitude and latitude, the places of the fixed stars, with the eclipses of the luminaries, are more easily attain'd, than by any yet extant / by John Wing ...

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Wing, John, 1643-1726.

Contributor:

Wing, Vincent, 1619-1668.

Series:

Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 992:1.

Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2087:5.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surveying--Early works to 1800.

Surveying.

Astronomy--Early works to 1800.

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 384, 134 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 5 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, 1 folded table

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by J. Matthews, for Awnsham and John Churchill ..., 1700.

Notes:

Books two through seven of "The art of surveying" each has special t.p. dated 1699.

"An appendix to the art of surveying" has special t.p. dated 1699.

"Scientia stellarum, or, The starry science ..." (Wing W2985) has special t.p. dated 1699, p. 1-134 at end.

Reproduction of originals in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and Bodleian Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1979, 1991. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 992:1 and 2087:5)

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed.) W2992

Contains:

Art of surveying.

Scientia stellarum.

OCLC:

12922448