Crone Ernst (9 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. A descriptive account of a sailor's method of determining the speed of a ship at sea in the mid-1700s.; 9.02 X 5.98 X 0.05 inches; 24 pp pages.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Wraps, near fine. 24pp.

Series: Bibliotheca Bibliographica Nerlandica, vol. XXVI. Large 8vo. lx, 805 pp. Portrait frontis., illus. Gilt-stamped blue cloth; head and corner bumped. Burndy bookplate. Very good. Collection of Dr. Ernest Crone (1891-1975). ISBN: 9060043723 A descriptive annotated catalogue of books on the art of navigation based on the private collection of Dr. Ernst Crone of the Netherlands. Included are also his nautical instruments. / For this work and his studies in the history of navigation, Dr. Ernst Crone received an honorary Doctor of Mathematics and natural sciences from the University of Amsterdam.

In-4to. (292 mm) de 17-[1] pp. Br. Bom exemplar. Agrupamento de Estudos de Cartografia Antiga, 31.

In-4to. (29 cm) de 18, [2] pp. Br. Bom exemplar. Centro de Estudos de História e Cartografia Antiga, 10. Separata de "Revista da Faculdade de Ciências", vol. XXXIX.

Coimbra, Junta de Investigac ões do Ultramar, 1966. 18 pp. B./w. ills. Softcover (printed wrappers). (Agrupamento de Estudos de Cartografia antica X). - With (cancelled) bookplate of the Scheepvaart Museum Amsterdam & some sm. annotations in ink on frontcover.Offprint: Revista da Faculdade de Ciências, vol.39.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. 1966. Junta de Investiga?es do Ultramar. Coimbra. In-4? 29,5cm. 17 p?inas, Broc. Muito bom estado.

cloth, dustjacket, 8vo, 5 volumes v+617, v+455, iii+456-976, v+632, v+525, xi+609 pp., ills. Standard work containing all principles works. Parallel text Dutch (facsimile of original editions, mostly Plantin, Leiden) and English translation. Extensive notes and commentairies by scientists; almost all pubications by the Flemish mathematician and engineer Simon Stevin (1548/49-1620), who beside his many inventions made important contributions to mathematics, the philosophy of science, bookkeeping, music theory and the art of war (as advisor and teacher of Prince Maurits of Nassau, during the Dutch 80 years war against Spain; amongst his most important publications are : Tafelen van Interest (Tables of interest) in 1582; Problemata geometrica in 1583; De Thiende (La Theinde, The Tenth) in 1585 in which decimals were introduced in Europe; La pratique d'arithmétique in 1585; L'arithmétique in 1585 in which he presented a uniform treatment for solving algebraic equations; De Beghinselen der Weeghconst in 1586, accompanied by De Weeghdaet; De Beghinselen des Waterwichts (Principles on the weight of water) in 1586 on the subject of hydrostatics; Vita Politica. Named Burgherlick leven (Civil life) in 1590; De Stercktenbouwing (The construction of fortifications) published in 1594; De Havenvinding (Position finding) published in 1599; De Hemelloop in 1608; Wiskonstighe Ghedachtenissen (Mathematical Memoirs). This included earlier works like De Driehouckhandel (Trigonometry), De Meetdaet (Practice of measuring), and De Deursichtighe (Perspective); Castrametatio, dat is legermeting and Nieuwe Maniere van Stercktebou door Spilsluysen (New ways of building of sluices) published in 1617; De Spiegheling der Singconst (Theory of the art of singing); fine and copmplete set in very good condition (dustjacket sl. frayed at edges, bindings perfect, interior clean, no annotations or stamps).

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