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  Ens fictum Shakerlæi or the annihilation of Mr. Jeremie Shakerley, his in-artificiall anatomy of Urania practica. Wherein his falacies or ignorance, are demonstratively detected his malice in its groundlesse colours display'd, and the authors of the said Urania practica justly vindicated from his unjust aspersions. By Vin. Wing, and Will. Leybourn, philomathematicis.
  Date of publication:
  1649
  

  Author(s):

  Wing, Vincent, 1619-1668. ; Leybourn, William, 1626-1716.
  Description:
  A reply to: Shakerley, Jeremy. The anatomy of Urania practica. Annotation on Thomason copy: "July 23". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  The compleat surveyor containing the whole art of surveying of land by the plain table, theodolite, circumferentor, and peractor ... : together with the taking of all manner of heights and distances, either by William Leybourn.
  Date of publication:
  1653
  

  Author(s):

  Leybourn, William, 1626-1716.
  Description:
  First published in 1650, under pseudonym, Oliver Wallinby, with title: Planometria, or, The whole art of surveying of land. Cf. p. [12]. Reproduction of original in British Library.
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  Arithmetick: vulgar, decimal, instrumental, algebraical. In four parts: conteining I Vulgar arithmetick, both in whole numbers and fractions, in a most plain and easie method. II Decimal arithmetick, with the ground and reason thereof, illustrated by divers examples. III Instrumental arithmetick, exactly performing all questions of what nature soever in a decimal way, by scales, with much more ease and facility then can be effected, either by vulgar or decimal arithmetick, the work of reduction being wholly avoided. Nothing in this kind having been hitherto published by any. IV Algebraical arithmetick, conteining an abridgement of the precepts of that art, and the use thereof, illustrated by examples and questions of divers kinds. Whereunto is added the construction and use of several tables of interest and annuities, weights and measures, both of our own and other countries. / By William Leybourn.
  Date of publication:
  1660
  

  Author(s):

  Leybourn, William, 1626-1716. ; Billy, Jacques de, 1602-1679.
  Description:
  "Decimal Arithmetick" and "The fourth part: being an abridgement of the precepts of algebra" each have separate dated title pages. Pagination and register are continuous. With a preliminary engraved frontispiece. ...
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  The line of proportion or numbers, commonly called Gunters line, made easie by the which may be measured all manner of superficies and solids, as board, glass, pavement, timber, stone, &c. : also, how to perform the same by a line of equal parts ... : whereunto is added, the use of the line of proportion improved ... / by William Leybourn.
  Date of publication:
  1667
  

  Author(s):

  Leybourn, William, 1626-1716.
  Description:
  First ed. Cf. BM. Reproduction of original in British Library.
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  The art of numbring by speaking-rods, vulgarly termed Nepeirs bones by which the most difficult parts of arithmetick, as multiplication, division, and extracting of roots both square and cube, are performed with incredible celerity and exactness (without any charge to the memory) by addition and subtraction only / published by W.L.
  Date of publication:
  1667
  

  Author(s):

  Leybourn, William, 1626-1716.
  Description:
  Attributed to William Leybourn. Cf. BM. An enlarged edition was published in 1721 under title: The description and use of ... Gunter's quadrant ... to which is added the use of Nepiar's bones. Folded table inserted. ...
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