CATALOGUE. 137
IV.—Mirifici logarithmorum canonis descriptio
and,
Mirifici logarithmorum canonis constructio.
1. Editions in Latin.
Mirifici|Logarithmorum|Canonis descriptio,|Ejusque usus, in utraque|Trigonometria; ut etiam in|omni Logistica Mathematica,|Amplissimi, Facillimi, &|expeditissimi explicatio.| Authore ac Inventore,|Ioanne Nepero,|Barone Merchistonii,|&c. Scoto.|
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 712 × 534 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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