The Posthumous works of Mr. John Ward: Author of The Young Mathematician's Guide. In Two Parts
by John Ward
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Full double ruled calf. Loss to head of and cracking throughout spine. (See images.) "Part I. Containing, His new method of Navigation by parallel parts, by which all questions in sailing may be answered with great expedition and truth, in a different manner from plain mercator, and great circle sailing, by the solution of a plain triangle only." "Part II. Containing, The doctrine of the sphere, and the demonstrations and calculations of spherical trigonometry, in which the construction of the figures are new, and drawn so as to represent solids, by which the demonstrations are made easy to the meanest capacity." [viii], 493, [iii] 5 x 7 3/4 inches
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4940
- Title
- The Posthumous works of Mr. John Ward
- Author
- John Ward
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for A. Bettesworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1730
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mathematics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mathematics;
- Size
- 12mo
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William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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