ZUBLERO, LEONHARTO [ZUBLER, LEONHARD]
Novum Instrumentum Geometricum Quo Rerum Mensurabilium Longitudo, Altitudo & Profunditas, Hactenus Inaudito Compendio, Etiam Arithmeticae Imperitis, Quam Certissime Mensurantur
Basil: Ludwig Konig, 1607. First Edition. Blue hardback boards with white vellum spine. 220mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). [vii]; 58pp. 20 b/w engravings. The new geometrical instrument for surveying invented by Leonhard Zubler (1563-1609). A full page engraving shows the instrument in detail and several examples of its practical use are shown on the other engravings.. Title page darkened. Page edges browning. Slight loss to some page edges (not impinging). 19th century binding - cover rubbed and soiled .
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Keywords: Mathematics Pre-1650 Antiquarian