Mellificium mensionis, or, The marrow of measuring : wherein a new and ready way is shewn how to measure glazing, painting, plastering, masonry, joyners, carpenters, and bricklayers works : as also the measuring of land and all other superfices and solids, by vulgar arithmetick, without reducing the intergers into the least denomination : giving the content of any superfices or solid, consisting of feet, inches, and parts of inches, in a fourth part of the time and labour required by the usual way in vulgar arithmetic : together with some choice principles and problems of geometry conducing thereto : the whole treatise being comprized in six books and illustrated with copper cuts : an account whereof is given in the epistle to the reader : the like not heretofore published / by Venterus Mandey.
Alternate Title(s):
Mellificium mensionis.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for the author, and sold by Richard Chiswel, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard; and Benjamin Clark, in George- yard in Lumbard-Street; and by the author, at the Red-Heart in Heart-Street in Bloomsbury Market, 1682.
Physical Description:
[26], 376, [2] p., [12] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
English short title catalogue, R202879
Contents:
Book I. Of geometry -- Book II. A garden of geometrical roses : or some propositions being hitherto hid, are now made known -- Book III. Some principles and problems in geometry, thought formerly desparate; now briefly explained and demonstrated -- Book IV. Measuring of glazine, painting, plaistering ... works, by vulgar arithmetick, without reducing the integers into the least demonination -- Book V. Measuring of superficial plains, by vulgar arithmetick ... together with directions for measuring of land -- Book VI. Measuring of solids -- The appendix : treating in the first place of the measuring of chimneys reformed.
Subject Terms:
Geometry -- Early works to 1800. | Mensuration -- Early works to 1800. | Chiswell, Richard. | Clark, Benjamin.