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100 1 Wing, Vincent,|d1619-1668.
245 12 A compleat body of surveying :|bformerly publish'd by
Vincent Wing, Math. now much augmented and improv'd; with
an appendix thereunto subjoin'd, shewing the whole art of
surveying by a new instrument, called the emperial table;
performing exactly in all respects, and in all cases that
can possibly happen in the practical part of surveying,
the work of the theodolite, circumferentor, semi-circle,
chard and needle. With the description and use of a new
quadrant. To which is added by way of supplement, Scientia
stellarum: containing new and accurate tables of the
planetary motions, whereby the planets places both in
longitude and latitude, the places of the fix'd stars,
with the eclipses of the luminaries, are more easily
attain'd, than by any yet extant. /|cBy John Wing, math.
246 1 |iDivisional title following book III:|aCanon triangulorum
246 2 Stella stellarum
246 16 Art of surveying
260 London :|bprinted for A C. and sold by W. Taylor at the
Ship in Pater-Noster-Row|c[1699]
300 [8], 384, 134 p., [6] leaves of plates :|bill., tables
500 Preface dated at end: November 27th, 1699; date of
publication from Wing.
500 Another edition of this compilation, dated 1700, appears
to have the same text and arrangement under the title:
Geodætes practicus redivivus.
500 Books 5-7 of "The art of surveying" have been much revised
and augmented by John Wing.
500 Books 3-7 of "The art of surveying" have separate title
pages, dated 1699; pagination and register are continuous.
500 "An appendix to the art of surveying" by John Wing, which
follows book 4, has separate title page, dated 1699;
pagination and register are continuous.
500 "Scientia stellarum: or, The starry science exposed in the
calculation of the planets places" has a separate title
page, dated 1699, and pagination; register starts with
quire 4A.
500 Includes advertisement.
500 Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington
Library and Art Gallery.
650 0 Surveying|vEarly works to 1800.
650 0 Astronomy|vEarly works to 1800.
700 1 Wing, John,|d1643-1726.
700 1 Wing, John,|d1643-1726.|tAppendix to the art of surveying.
700 1 Wing, John,|d1643-1726.|tScientia stellarum: or, The
starry science exposed in the calculation of the planets
places.
730 0 Geodætes practicus redivivus.
730 02 Stella stellarum.
830 0 Early English books online.
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