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Author Babington, John.
Title Pyrotechnia or, A discourse of artificiall fire-works : in which the true grounds of that art are plainly and perspicuously laid downe: together with sundry such motions, both straight and circular, performed by the helpe of fire, as are not to be found in any other discourse of this kind, extant in any language. VVhereunto is annexed a short treatise of geometrie, contayning certaine definitions and problemes, for the mensuration of superficies and sollids, with tables for the square root to 25000, and the cubick root to 10000 latus, wherein all roots under those numbers are extracted onely by ocular inspection. VVritten by Iohn Babington gunner, and student in the mathematicks.
Alternative Title Pyrotechnia
Discourse of artificiall fire-works.
Pyrotechnia or a discourse of artificiall fire workes for pleasure.
Short treatise of geometrie.
Publication Info London : Printed by Thomas Harper, for Ralph Mab, MDCXXXV. [1635]


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Descript [14], 72; [4], 80, 200 p., [2] folded plates : ill.
Note With an additional title page, engraved, signed "Io Droeshout scul": Pyrotechnia or a discourse of artificiall fire workes for pleasure ..
"A short treatise of geometrie" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It was also issued separately (STC 1100).
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Lacking "A short treatise of geometrie".
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Author Babington, John.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Fireworks -- Early works to 1800.
Geometry -- Early works to 1800.
Mensuration -- Early works to 1800.
Roots, Numerical -- Tables.
Alt author Droeshout, John, -1652.
Alternative Title Pyrotechnia
Discourse of artificiall fire-works.
Pyrotechnia or a discourse of artificiall fire workes for pleasure.
Short treatise of geometrie.
Descript [14], 72; [4], 80, 200 p., [2] folded plates : ill.
Note With an additional title page, engraved, signed "Io Droeshout scul": Pyrotechnia or a discourse of artificiall fire workes for pleasure ..
"A short treatise of geometrie" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It was also issued separately (STC 1100).
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Lacking "A short treatise of geometrie".
Author Babington, John.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Fireworks -- Early works to 1800.
Geometry -- Early works to 1800.
Mensuration -- Early works to 1800.
Roots, Numerical -- Tables.
Alt author Droeshout, John, -1652.
Alternative Title Pyrotechnia
Discourse of artificiall fire-works.
Pyrotechnia or a discourse of artificiall fire workes for pleasure.
Short treatise of geometrie.

Subject Fireworks -- Early works to 1800.
Geometry -- Early works to 1800.
Mensuration -- Early works to 1800.
Roots, Numerical -- Tables.
Descript [14], 72; [4], 80, 200 p., [2] folded plates : ill.
Note With an additional title page, engraved, signed "Io Droeshout scul": Pyrotechnia or a discourse of artificiall fire workes for pleasure ..
"A short treatise of geometrie" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It was also issued separately (STC 1100).
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Lacking "A short treatise of geometrie".
Alt author Droeshout, John, -1652.
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