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  Horometria: or The compleat diallist. Wherein the whole mystery of the art of dialling is plainly taught three several wayes; two of which are performed geometrically by rule and compass onely: and the third instrumentally, by a quadrant fitted for that purpose. With the working of such propositions of the sphere, as are most usefull in astronomy and navigation ... By Thomas Stirrup, philomath. Whereunto is added an appendix, shewing how the parallels of declination; the Jewish, Babylonish, & Italian houres; the azimuths, almicanters, &c. may be easily inscribed on any dial whatsoever, by rule and compasse onely. And to draw a diall on the seeling of a room, by W. Leybourn. Also, Dialling Vniversal, performed by an easie and most speedy way, ... by certain scales set on a small portable ruler, by G.S. practitioner in the mathematicks.
  Date of publication:
  1658
  

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  Stirrup, Thomas. ; Leybourn, William, 1626-1716. Appendix, shewing how the parallels of declination; the Jewish, Babylonish, & Italian hours; the asimuths, almicanters &c. may be easily inscribed on any dial whatsoever. ; Serle, George. Dialling universal.
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  Frontis = ill. "An appendix" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. "Dialling universal" has separate dated titlepage, pagination, and register and is cataloged separately. "Dialling universal" ...
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  Horometria: or the compleat diallist: wherein the whole mystery of the art of dialling is plainly taught three several wayes; two of which are performed geometrically by rule and compasse onely: and the third instrumentally, by a quadrant fitted for that purpose. With the working of such propositions of the sphere, as are most usefull in astronomie and navigation, both geometrically and instrumentally. / By Thomas Stirrup, philomath. Whereunto is added an appendix, shewing now the parallels of declination; the Jewish, Babylonish, and Italian houres; the azimuths, almicanters, &c. may be easily inscribed on any diall whatsoever, by rule and compasse onely. Also how to draw a diall on the seeling of a room, by W.L.
  Date of publication:
  1652
  

  Author(s):

  Stirrup, Thomas. ; W. L.
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  The last two leaves are blank. "An appendix" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. Annotation on Thomason copy: "June 8th". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  The artificers plain scale, or, The carpenters new rule in two parts ... : also, how to take heights and distances severall wayes, and to draw the plot of a town or city / by Thomas Stirrup, Philomat.
  Date of publication:
  1651
  

  Author(s):

  Stirrup, Thomas.
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  Numerous errors in pagination. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Apr: 3". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. The first, shewing how to measure all superficies and solids, as timber, stone, board, glasse, &c. ...
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  The description and use of the universall quadrat. By which is performed, with great expedition, the whole doctrine of triangles, both plain and sphericall, two severall wayes with ease and exactness. Also the resolution of such propositions as are most usefull in astronomie, navigation, and dialling. By which is also performed the proportioning of lines and superficies: the measuring of all manner of land, board, glasse; timber, stone. &c. / By Thomas Stirrup, Philomathemat.
  Date of publication:
  1655
  

  Author(s):

  Stirrup, Thomas.
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  Annotations on Thomason copy: "Jan. 12. 1654"; the final '5' in the imprint has been crossed out. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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