A mathematical manual or delightful associate containing a description of the celestial globe . . . terrestrial globe, ... all kinds of maps etc.,

First edition, Illidge, London, 1728, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces and diagrams, Contemporary panelled calf, preserved in custom box.

An interesting work from an author who is known for his early survey of London. The Mathematical Manual includes: The description and use of the celestial globe; Astronomical problems, relating to the moon chiefly; containing rules for computing time; The description and use of the terrestial globe; A description and use of maps; A description and use of the sector; The making, description, and use of the line of numbers, or logarithms, commonly called Gunter’s-line; Mysterious curiosities in numbers; or, Numerical novelties; Instructions how to take heights, depths, and distances, several ways, great or small.

Provenance: John Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle (1750-1842, MP and subject of the satirical Rolliad); John Leigh Smeathman Hatton (1865-1933, mathematician and Principal of East London College) (bookplates)

[Tomash & Williams H77]