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CATALOGUE. 137

IV.—Mirifici logarithmorum canonis descriptio
and,
Mirifici logarithmorum canonis constructio.

1. Editions in Latin.

Edinbvrgi,|Ex officinâ Andreæ Hart|Bibliopôlæ, clɔ, dc. xiv.|

[The title is enclosed in an ornamental border. A reproduction of the Title-page will be found at p. 374 of the Memoirs. ]

4°, Size 7 1/2 × 5 3/4 inches. A1¹, Title.A1², blank.A2, 2 pages, “Illustrissimo, & optimæ spei Principi Carolo, Potentissimi, & Invictissimi, Iacobi D. G. magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ Regis, filio unico, Walliæ Principi, Duct Eboraci, & Rothesaiæ, magno Scotiæ Senescallo, ac Insularum Domino, &c. D. D. D.”, signed “Ioannes Nepervs.” A3¹, “Jn Mirificum Logarithmorum Canonem Præfatio.” A3²–A4¹, 2 pages, Verses:—“Ad Lectorem Trigonometriæ studiosum.”, 12 lines signed “Patricius Sandḛus.”; “In Logarithmos D. I, Neperi.”, 10 lines ; “Aliud.”, 6 lines; “Ad Lectorem.”, 4 lines signed “Andreas Ivnivs Philosophiæ Professor in Academia Edinburgena.” A4², “In Logarithmos.”, 4 lines.B1¹–D2²*, pp. 1–20, “Mirifici Logarithmorum canonis descriptio, eiusque usus in utrâque Trigonometria, ut etiam in omni Logistica mathematica, amplissimi, facillimi, & expeditissimi explicatio. Liber I,” D3¹–I1¹, pp. 21-57, “Liber Secundvs. De canonis mirifici Logarithmorum præclaro usu in Trigonometria.”, on p. 57 after the “Conclusio.” follow “Errata ante lectionem emendanda.”, 7 lines; and the last line of the page is “Sequitur Tabula seu canon Logarithmorum.”I1² and a1¹—m1¹, 90 pages, The Table. m1², “Admonitio” or blank [see note].

Signatures. A to H in fours + I in one + a to l in fours + m in one = 78 leaves.

Paging. 8 + 57 numbered + 91 = 156 pages.

Errors in Paging. In some copies pp. 14 and 15 are numbered 22 and 23 [see note].

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