Digges, Leonard, 1588-1635
Leonard Digges
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Works
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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 | |
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 large vse of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall: comprehending also the rare vse of the squire. And in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancy of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other things pleasant and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, land-meaters, ioyners, carpenters and masons. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman, in the yeere of our Lord, 1556 | |
Claudian translated out of Latine into English verse | |
Español Gerardo. | |
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 or exact plat of an whole region: framed by Leonard Digges gentleman, lately finished by Thomas Digges his sonne. Who hathe also thereunto adioyned a mathematicall treatise of the fiue regulare Platonicall bodies, and their Metamorphosis or transformation into fiue other equilater vniforme solides Geometricall, of his owne inuention, hitherto not mentioned of by any geometricians | |
Gerardo the unfortunate Spaniard, or, A patterne for lascivious lovers, 1622: | |
Pantometria | |
Rapt de Proserpine. | |
Stratioticos | |
Tectonicon |