Author: LANSBERGE, (Phillippus van).- GOUBARD, D.- [J.F.Sil transl.].- ,
Title: ...verklaringe van het gebruyck des astronomischen ende geometrischen quadrants: seer nut ende vermakelijck voor alle krijgs-officieren, ingenieurs, koop-luyden, landt-meters, zeevarende luyden, oock alle lief-hebbers der mathematique ende geometrie. Van nieuws oversien ende vermeerdert, met het maken van den astronomischen ende geometrischen quadrant door D. Goubard.
Description: Middelburg, By Zacharias Roman, boeck-verkooper op den Burght, in den vergulden Bibel [Dordrecht, printed by H. van Esch], 1650. 4to. Engr. title not present. Engr. ill. of Quadrant on printed title [same quadrant repeated on leaf G2verso], & 5 woodc. in the text [3 of which near full page] Recent half red sheepskin over marbled brds. [n1 [minus n1], A - G4 ) (G4 blank).]. (VI, 1 - 46, IV, II (blank) pp.). (Inner margin at pp. 1 - 30 a wormtrack [4 mm to 50 mm], partially repaired w. paper, some loss of printed surface.). (Some repairs of the corners of the last 4 lvs. w. a paper patch 1 x 1 cm.). DSB VIII, 27/8: NNBW II, 775/82: In the year 1585 Lansbergen enrolled at Leyden to study Theology, after a stay in Amstelveen, he is called to Goes where he writes a concise introduction of applied trigonometry, based a.o. things on Fink's "Geometria rotundi", which is published at Leyden in 1591 under the title "Triangulorum geometriae libri IV'. ... later publications include .... and his work on the quadrant ... : BdH ... : Pogg. I, 1375: De la Lande, ... : Crone Coll. 192a/b a.: Hutton, i.l.c. 3rd Zacharias Roman edition Middelburgh [Originally published 1620 Middelburgh Hillen, 1623, 1633, 1650...]. Rare dutch translation of his '...' on the use of the quadrant ....; Also published as a title imprint by Van den Esch of Dordrecht in the same year.

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