10 results filtered with: Logarithms
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Nvova prattica astrologica di fare le direttioni secondo la via rationale, e conforme ancora al fondamento del Kepplero per via di logaritmi. Con vna centuria di varii problemi, e con il compendio delle regole de triangoli / Di F. Bonaventvra Cavalieri.
Cavalieri, Bonaventura, 1598-1647.Date: 1639
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Practical navigation, or, An introduction to the whole art : containing the doctrine of plain and spherical triangles : plain, mercator, great-circle sailing, and astronomical problems : the use of divers instruments ... : sundry useful tables in navigation, and a table of 10,000 logarithms, and of the logarithm-sines, tangents, and secants / by John Seller.
Seller, John, active 1658-1698.Date: 1694- Books
A table of logarithms. For numbers increasing in their natural order, from an unit to 10000 with a table of artificial sines, tangents and secants, the radius 10,000000 / carefully corrected by Sam. Heynes.
Heynes, Sam. (Samuel)Date: 1701- Books
The anti-logarithmic canon. Being a table of numbers, consisting of eleven places of figures, corresponding to all logarithms under 100000, whereby the logarithm for any number, or the number for any logarithm, each under twelve places of figures, are readily found : with precepts and examples, shewing some of the uses of logarithms in facilitating the most difficult operations in common arithmetic, cases of interest, annuities, mensuration, &c. To which is prefix'd an introduction containing a short account of logarithms. And of the most considerable improvements made, since their invention, in the manner of constructing them / by James Dodson.
Dodson, James, -1757.Date: 1742- Books
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Harmonicon coeleste, or, The cœlestiall harmony of the visible world : conteining an absolute and entire piece of astronomie : wherein is succinctly handled the trigonometricall part, generally propounded, and particularly applyed in all questions tending to the diurnall motion : especially respecting, and truly subservient to the main doctrine of the second motions of the luminaries and the other planets : together with their affections as eclipses, &c. ... : fitted to the meridian of ... London, and principally intended for our English nation ... / by Vincent Wing.
Wing, Vincent, 1619-1668Date: 1651- Books
Sciographia, or the art of shadowes. Plainly demonstrating, out of the sphere, how to project both great and small circles, upon any plane whatsoever: with a new conceit of reflecting the sunne beames upon a diall ... All performed, by the doctrine of triangles ... by the helpe of the late invented ... numbers, called by the first inventor [Edmund Gunter] Logarithmes / By J.W.
Wells, John, of Brembridge in Hampshire, active 1635.Date: 1635- Books
Sherwin's mathematical tables, : contrived in an easy and comprehensive manner, containing Dr. Wallis's account of logarithms, and various methods of computing them, according to the latest improvements, viz. A table of logarithms of numbers from 1 to 101000, with the means to find readily the logarithm of any number, or the number for the logarithm, to seven places of figures. And tables of natural and logarithmic sines, tangents, &c. To every degree and minute of the quadrant, by inspection, and with very little trouble (by help of proper multipliers) to every single second thereof. With the explication and use prefixed.
Date: M,DCC,LXXI. [1771]
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Trigonometrie. Or, the doctrine of triangles: divided into two books. The first shewing the mensuration of right lined triangles: the second of spherical ... Both performed by that late and excellent invention of logarithms ... Whereunto is annexed (chiefly for the use of sea-men) a treatise of the application thereof in the three principal kinds of sailing. With exact tables of the suns declination ... and tables of the right ascension and declination of some eminent fixed stars ... Also other necessary tables used in navigation / [Richard Norwood].
Norwood, Richard, 1590?-1675.Date: 1661
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Physics: a magnetic needle [?], with logarithmic apparatus (below). Engraving.
Reference: 47570i
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A help to calculation, or, Two tables: the one of decimal numbers, and the other of their logarithmes ... : as also tables of declination, right and oblique ascensions, ascensional difference, and other tables of the Primum mobile ... / by J. Newton.
Newton, John, 1622-1678.Date: 1657