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Title

  • The whetstone of witte : whiche is the seconde parte of Arithmetike, containyng thextraction of rootes, the cossike practise, with the rule of equation, and the woorkes of surde nombers.

Names

  • Recorde, Robert, 1510?-1558.
  • Kingston, John, active 1553-approximately 1584, printer.

Created / Published

  • Imprynted at London : By Ihon Kyngstone, anno Domini 1557.

Headings

  • -  Arithmetic--Early works to 1900
  • -  Algebra--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Author's name appears in dedication ('Epistle dedicatorie") as "Robert Recorde". Manuscript notes.
  • -  "These bookes are to bee solde, at the Weste doore of Poules, by Ihon Kyngstone."
  • -  Imprint from colophon.
  • -  Signatures: a-b⁴ A-2R⁴.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: signature g4 and quire r wanting; g4 replaced with photocopy.
  • -  LC copy inscribed: Jno. Nesham; with extensive marginal notes.
  • -  ESTC S110599
  • -  STC (2nd ed.) 20820
  • -  Special Files Project; vb59 01-22-2008
  • -  LAC scc 2018-10-19 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC kcc 2018-11-05 review

Medium

  • [328] p., [2] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm. (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • QA33 .R32

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 04006305

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Recorde, Robert, 1510?-1558, and John Kingston. The whetstone of witte: whiche is the seconde parte of Arithmetike, containyng thextraction of rootes, the cossike practise, with the rule of equation, and the woorkes of surde nombers. Imprynted at London: By Ihon Kyngstone, anno Domini, 1557. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/04006305/.

APA citation style:

Recorde, R. & Kingston, J. (1557) The whetstone of witte: whiche is the seconde parte of Arithmetike, containyng thextraction of rootes, the cossike practise, with the rule of equation, and the woorkes of surde nombers. Imprynted at London: By Ihon Kyngstone, anno Domini. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/04006305/.

MLA citation style:

Recorde, Robert, 1510?-1558, and John Kingston. The whetstone of witte: whiche is the seconde parte of Arithmetike, containyng thextraction of rootes, the cossike practise, with the rule of equation, and the woorkes of surde nombers. Imprynted at London: By Ihon Kyngstone, anno Domini, 1557. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/04006305/>.