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Leonard Digges

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Born: c.1515
Died: ca. 1559

A well-known English mathematician and surveyor, credited with the invention of the theodolite, and a great populariser of science through his writings in English on surveying, cartography, and military engineering (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Digges_(scientist)>Wikipedia</a>).

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A Prognostication euerlasting of right good effect fruitfully augmented by the author, containing plaine, briefe, pleasant, chosen rules to iudge the weather by the sunne, moone, starres, comets, rainbow, thunder, clowdes, with other extraordinary tokens, not omitting the aspects of planets, with a briefe iudgement foreuer, of plentie, lacke, sicknes, dearth, warres, &c. opening also many naturall couses worthie to be knowne. : To these, and other now at the last, are ioyned diuers generall pleasant tables, with many compendious rules, easie to be had in memorie, manifold wayes profitable to all men of understanding

1596

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A prognostication everlastinge: corrected and augmented by Thomas Digges

1975

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A booke named tectonicon

1599

7 cataloged editions

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A booke named Tectonicon: briefly shewing the exact measuring and spedie reckoning all maner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. : further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteining a quadrant geometricall, comprehending also the rare vse of the squire : and in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe : with other things pleasant and necessarie, most conducible for surueyors, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons

1592

4 cataloged editions

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A booke named Tectonicon, brieflie shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, etc. ...: With other things pleasant and necessarie, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons.

1605

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A Prognostication Everlasting of Ryght Goode Effecte Fructfully Augmented, Contayninge Plaine, Briefe Pleasant Chosen Rules to Judge Weather...Etc

1987

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A prognostication of right good effect: fructfully augmented, contayninge plaine, briefe, pleasent, chosen rules to iudge the wether for ever, by the Sunne, Moone, starres, comets, raynebowe, thunder, cloudes, with other extraordinary tokens, not omitting the aspectes of planetes : with a brefe iudgement for ever of plentie, lacke, sickenes, death, vvarres, &c. : openinge also many naturall causes woorthy to be knowẽ : to these and others, now at last are adioyned, diuers generall pleasante tables for euer manyfolde wayes profitable, to al maner men of vnderstanding, therefore agayne

1555

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A boke named Tectonicon: briefelye shewynge the exacte measurynge, and speady reckenynge all maner lande, squared tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes. [et]c. Further, declarynge the perfecte makynge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteynynge a quadrant geometricall: comprehendynge also the rare vse of the squire. And in thende a little treatise adioyned, openinge the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other thinges pleasant & necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landmeters, joyners, carpe[n]ters, and masons. Published by Leonarde Digges gentleman, in the yere of our Lorde. 1556

1556

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Stratioticos.

1968

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A geometrical practise, named pantometria: divided into three bookes, longimetra, planimetra, and stereometria ...

1571

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A geometrical practical treatize named Pantometria: diuided into three bookes, longimetra, planimetra, and stereometria : containing rules manifolde for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides, with sundrie strange conclusions both by instrument and without, and also by glasses to set forth the true description or exact platte of an whole region

1591

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An arithmeticall vvarlike treatise named Stratioticos: compendiously teaching the science of nombers as well in fractions as integers, and so much of the rules and æquations algebraicall, and art of nombers cossicall, as are requisite for the profession of a soldier. Together with the moderne militare discipline, offices, lawes and orders in euery well gouerned campe and armie inuiolably to be obserued. First published by Thomas Digges Esquire anno salutis 1579. and dedicated vnto the right Honorable Earle of Leicester, lately reuiewed and corrected by the author him selfe, and also augmented with sundry additions. Aswell concerning the science or art of great artillerie, as the offices of the Sergeant Maior Generall ...

1590

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A Geometrical practise: named Pantometria, diuided into three bookes, longimetra, planimetra, and stereometria, containing rules manifolde for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides; with sundry straunge conclusions, both by instrument and without, and also by perspectiue glasses, to set forth the true description of exact plat of an whole region

1571

With Thomas Digges, Henry Bynneman

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Tectonicon, or, The art of measuring of land, squares, timber, stones, pillers, globes, boards and glass, with the carpenters rule, geometrical quadrant, and two useful tables: also a scale for bringing waters from a spring-head or fountain to a distant place, and rules to know the goodness of waters : likewise the use of the instrument called the profitable staff, fit for surveyors, joyners, carpenters and masons, &c.

1692

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[Al]manacke and progno[stication] ... D. Lvi. faythefully collected, yea, mon structefully ...

1556

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A boke named tectonicon: briefly shewinge the exacte measuring, and spedye reckonynge all maner of lande, squares, tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes &c. : further, declaringe the perfecte makinge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, contayninge a quadrante geometricall, comprehendinge also the rare vse of the squire : and in thende [sic] a lytle treatise adioyned, openinge the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe : with other thinges pleasaunt and necesarye, most conducible for surueyers, landemeaters, jointers, carpenters, and masons

1570

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An arithmetical vvarlike treatise named Stratioticos: compendiously teaching the science of nombers as well in fractions as integers, and so much of the rules and aequations algebraicall, and art of nombers cossicall, as are requisite for the profession of a souldier. Together with the moderne militare discipline, offices, lawes and orders in euery well gouerned campe and armie inuiolably to be obserued. First published by Thomas Digges ... 1579 ... lately reu. and corr. by the author himselfe, and also augm. with sundry additions. Aswell concerning the science or art of great artillerie, as the offices of the sergeant maior generall ... with a conference of the English, French, and Spanish disciplines, besides sundrie other militare discourses of no small importance.

1590

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A booke named Tectonicon; briefly shewing the exact measuring: and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. Further, declaring the perfect making and larg use of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall: comprehending also the rare use of the squire. And in the end a little treatise adjoyning, opening the composition and applyancy of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other things pleasant and necessary, most conducible for surveyers, land-meaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons.

1600

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Tectonicon: briefly shewing the exact measuring and speedy reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. : furthermore declaring the perfect making and large use of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall, comprehending also the rare use of the squire : and ... opening the composition and appliancy of an instrument called the profitable staffe ...

1656

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An arithmeticall militare treatise, named Stratioticos: compendiously teaching the science of nu[m]bers, as well in fractions as integers, and so much of the rules and aequations algrebricall and arte of numbers cossicall, as are requisite for the profession of a soldiour : together with the moderne militare discipline, offices, lawes and dueties in euery wel gouerned campe and armie to be obserued

1579

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A prognostication euerlastinge of right good effect fruitfully augmented by the auctor, contayning plaine, briefe, pleasaũt, chosen rules to iudge the weather by the Sunne, Moone, starres, comets, rainebow, thunder, cloudes: with other extraordinary tokens, not omitting the aspects of planets, with a breife jugement for ever of plenty, lacke, sickness, death, warres, &c. opening also many naturall causes worthy to be knowen

1576

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A prognostication euerlasting of ryght good effecte frutefully augmented by thauthor co[n]teyning playne, brief, pleasant, chose[n] rules to iudge the weather, by the sunne, moone, sterres, cometes, raynbowe, thunder, cloudes, with other extraordinarie tokens, not omitting the aspectes of planetes, with a briefe iudgement for euer of plentie, lacke, sickenes, death, warres. &c. opening also many natural causes, woorthy to be knowen. To these and other nowe at the last are adioyned diuers general pleasa[n]t tables, with many co[m]pendious rules, easy to be had in memorie, manifolde wayes profitable to al maner men of vndersta[n]ding: once againe publisshed by Leonard Digges gentleman, in the yeare of our Lorde. 1556

1556

With Thomas Geminus, Sinckler Porter

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A geometrical practical treatise named pantometria...

1591

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A prognostication everlastinge of righte goode effecte, fruictfully augmented by the auctour, contayning plain, briefe, pleasaunte, chosen rules to iudge the weather by the sunne, moone, starres, comets, rainebow, thunder, cloudes, with other extraordinarye tokens, not omitting the aspects of planets, with a briefe iudgement for ever, of plenty, lacke, sickenes, dearth, warres etc., opening also many naturall causes worthy to bee knowen ...

1578

With Thomas Digges

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