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[Plates by Sir Jonas Moore]
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1681 Moore
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moore, Jonas, Sir, 1617-1679.
- Standardized Title:
- New systeme of mathematicks. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cartography--Early works to 1800.
- Geography--Early works to 1800.
- Mathematics--Early works to 1800.
- Astronomy--Early works to 1800.
- Physical Description:
- [88] leaves of plates : maps (some folded) ; 25 x 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [London, : Printed by A. Godbid and J. Playford, for Robert Scot, bookseller in Little Britain, M.DC.LXXXI. [1681]]
- Notes:
- Plate [1] has title: The world in planisphere.
- "Conceived and in part written by Moore; sections on algebra, Euclid, and navigation written by P. Perkins; astronomical tables and "The doctrine of the sphere" by J. Flamsteed; "A new geography" in part by E. Halley; the whole edited posthumously by W. Hanway and J. Potenger."--RLIN record DCLC79319943B
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: A made up volume containing plates only; lacking title page; front flyleaf inscribed: Cuts to the works of Sir Jonas Moore; imprint is taken from Moore's 1681 work: A new systeme of mathematicks.
- Athenaeum copy: This volume consists of a total of [88] plates selected from Jonas Moore's "A new systeme of the mathematicks."; Moore's title was issued with text and plates in 1681 as part of a two volume set that is divided into 8 parts; work contains plates from "Six first books of Euclid's Elements"; "A new geography, with maps to each country, and tables of longitude and latitude"; "Cosmography, a description of the heavens"; and "Doctrine of the sphere" (sometimes attributed to John Flamsteed)
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin H Burnett.
- Contains:
- Moore, Jonas, Sir, 1617-1679 New geography. Selections.
- Moore, Jonas, Sir, 1617-1679 Six first books of Euclid's Elements. Selections.
- Moore, Jonas, Sir, 1617-1679 Cosmography, or A description of the heavens. Selections.
- Doctrine of the sphere. Selections.
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