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The ground of arts : teaching the perfect worke and practise of arithmeticke, both in whole numbers and fractions, after a more easie and exact forme then in former time hath beene set forth: made by M. Robert Record D. in Physick. Afterward, augmented by Mr. Iohn Dee. And since enlarged with a third part of rules of practise, abridged into a briefer method then hitherto hath been published, with diuers necessary rules incident to the trade of merchandise: with tables of the valuation of all coynes, as they are currant at this present time: by Iohn Mellis. And now diligently perused, corrected, illustrated and enlarged; with an appendix of figurate numbers ... with tables of board and timber measure; and new tables of interest vpon interest ... with the true value of annuities to be bought or sold present, respited, or in reuersion: the first calculated by R.C. but corrected, and the latter diligently calculated by Robert Hartwell, philomathemat.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Recorde, Robert, 1510?-1558.
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arithmetic--Early works to 1900.
- Arithmetic.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (26 unnumbered pages, 620 pages)
- Other Title:
- Ground of artes
- Third part or addition to this booke.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by Thomas Harper, for Iohn Harison, and are to be sold at his shop in Pater noster Row, at the signe of the Vnicorne, 1636.
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- "The third part or addition to this booke .. set forth by Iohn Mellis" has a divisional title page; pagination and register are continuous.
- Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
- Some pages torn and pages 615-20 lacking. Title page, and pages 148-65, 198-205, and 610-end from Bodleian Library spliced at end.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1428:7) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd edition) 20810.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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