Henry Briggs
Born 1561-03-01
Died 1630-03-01
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL15075521A
Top Subjects
- Early works to 1800 (6)
- Mathematics (4)
- Logarithms (3)
- Navigation (3)
- Greek Mathematics (1)
- Geometry (1)
- Trigonometry (1)
Books by Henry Briggs
Total count: 7
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Eukleidou stoicheiōn biblia ig [13]Elementorum Euclidis libri tredecimExcudebat Gulielmus Iones1620-01-01
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Trigonometria Britanica, or, The doctrine of trianglesin two books : the first of which sheweth the construction of the naturall and artificiall sines, tangents and secants, and table of logarithms ... : the other, the use or application of the canon of artificiall sines, tangents and logarithms ... : the one composed, the other translated from the Latine copie written by Henry Gellibrand ...Printed by R. & W. Leybourn, and are to be sold by George Hurlock ... Joshuah Kirton ... and Thomas Pierrepont ... and William Fisher ...1658-01-01
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Tabulae sinuum, tangentium et secantium, et logarithmi sinuum, tangentium, & numerorum ab unitate ad 10000cum methodo facillima, illarum ope, resolvendi omnia triangula rectilinea & sphaerica, & plurimas quaestiones astronomicasEditio ultima emendata & aucta.Apud Ioannem Thioly ...1670-01-01
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The mariner's magazinestor'd with these mathematical arts : whereunto is annexed, An abridgment of the penalties and forfeitures, by acts of Parliament, relating to the customs, and navigation, and, A compendium of fortificationThe second edition / diligently revised and carefully corrected by John Colson ...Printed by Anne Godbid for William Fisher ... Edward Thomas ... Robert Boulter ... Thomas Passinger ... Ralph Smith ... and Richard Northcot ...1679-01-01
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The seaman's tutor, explaining geometry, cosmography, and trigonometrywith requisite tables of longitude and latitude of sea-ports, traverse tables, tables of easting and westing, meridian miles, declinarions, amplitudes, refractions, use of the compass , kalendar, measure of the earth's globe, use of instruments and charts, difference of sailing, estimation of a ship's way by the log, and log-line, currents, etc. : compiled for the use of the mathematical school in Christ's hospital-London, His Majesty Charles II, his royal foundationPrinted for Obadiah Blageave ...1682-01-01
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A mathematical compendium, or, Useful practices in arithmetick, geometry, and astronomy, geography and navigation, embattelling, and quartering of armies, fortification and gunnery, gauging and dyallingexplaining the logarithms, with new indices, Nepair's rods or bones, making of movements, and the application of pendulums : with the projection of the sphere for an universal dyal, &cThe third edition.Printed for Obadiah Blagrave ...1690-01-01
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Navigation unvail'd: or, A new and complete system of navigation in all its branchesContaining, arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, geography, and astronomy ...Printed for the author, sold by W. Mount ...1743-01-01