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Sherwin's mathematical tables, contriv'd after a most comprehensive method Containing, Dr. Wallis's account of logarithms, Dr. Halley's and Mr. Sharp's ways of constructing them; with Dr. Newton's contraction of briggs's logarithms, viz. A table of logarithms of the numbers from 1 to 101000, with the means to find readily the logarithm of any number, and the number of any logarithm, to seven places of figures: and tables of natural and logarithmic sines, tangents, secants and versed sines, to every minute of the quadrant: with the explication of use prefixed.
Date: M,DCC,LXI. [1761]- E-books
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Trigonometry, plane and spherical; with the construction and application of logarithms. By Thomas Simpson, F.R.S
Simpson, Thomas, 1710-1761.Date: MDCCXLVIII. [1748]
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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 dyalling, etc. Explaining the logarithms, with new indices; Nepair's rods or bones; making of movements, and the application of pendulums; with the projections of the sphere for an universal dyal, &c / [Sir Jonas Moore].
Jonas MooreDate: 1705- E-books
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A New set of logarithmic solar tables , Calculated and constructed for determining the latitude at sea, by taking two altitudes either in the forenoon or afternoon, with the intermediate time, by a common watch; and that with ease and accuracy, independent of the sun's meridional altitude. This most excellent and useful performance, doth not only produce the true latitude at any time between nine o'clock in the morning, and three in the afternoon; but also gives the true time of the day, when the greatest altitude was taken, to twenty seconds by the tables; and if a greater degree of accuracy is required, the same may be done by taking proportional parts. Whence the sun's azimuth may be determiend by one single proportion. To which is added, a complete theory, illustrating the rationale of this most useful discovery.
Date: M.DCC.LXXIII. [1773]- E-books
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An account of the life, writings, and inventions of John Napier , of Merchiston; by David Stewart, Earl of Buchan, and Walter Minto, L.L.D. Illustrated with copper-plates.
Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829.Date: M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]- E-books
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A New sett of logarithmic solar tables , Calculated and constructed for determining the latitude at sea, by taking two altitudes either in the forenoon or afternoon, with the intermediate time by a common watch; and that with ease and accuracy, independent of the sun's meridional altitude. This most excellent and useful performance, doth not only produce the true latitude at any time between nine o'clock in the morning, and three in the afternoon; but also gives the true time of the day, when the greatest altitude was taken to thirty seconds by the tables; and if a greater degree of accuracy is required, the same may be done by taking proportional parts. Whence the sun's true Azimuth may be determined by one single proportion.
Date: 1768- E-books
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An account of the life, writings, and inventions of John Napier , of Merchiston; by David Stewart, Earl of Buchan, and Walter Minto, L.L.D. Illustrated with copperplates.
Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVII. [1787]
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Harmonicon coeleste: or, the coelestiall 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. Grounded upon the most rationall hypothesis yet constituted, and compared with the best observations that are extant, especially those of Tycho Brahe, and other more modern observators ... By Vincent Wing, philomathemat.
Vincent WingDate: 1651