NEU-ERÖFFNETE MATHEMATISCHE WERCK-SCHULE, ODER GRÜNDLICHE ANWEISUNG
Nürnberg: Peter Conrad Monath, 1726. Third Edition. Octavo, [14], 432; VG-; bound in quarter contemporary marbled paper, different marbled paper covered boards; moderate rubbing, primarily to hinges and corners; lower rear gutter open; red ink name stamp to ffep; mild foxing throughout; title page and frontispiece trimmed extremely close, with small loss to top edge of frontispiece, fore edge of title page; 29 plates, 1 folding, all trimmed close on top edge, with some loss to plate number; frontispiece, plates 28/28b with archival backing; SP consignment; shelved case 3.
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Classical instrumental work by the French mathematician and instrument maker Nicolas Bion (1652-1733), with further parts appearing in 1727 and 1728. The tables show geometrical figures, astronomical measuring devices and instruments, dealing with mathematical and geodetic instruments. Doppelmayr's greatly expanded and improved German edition of Bions. Volume I in the third German edition (first Paris 1709, translated Frankfurt 1712);