The path-way to knowledge; : containing the whole art of arithmeticke, both in whole numbers and fractions; with the extraction of roots; as also a briefe introduction or entrance into the art of Cossicke numbers, with many pleasant questions wrought thereby. Digested into a plaine and easie methode by way of dialogue, for the better understanding of the learners thereof. Wherewith is also adioyned a briefe order for the keeping of Marchants bookes of accompts, by way of debitor and creditor..
Tapp, John,active 1596-1615.
Tartaglia, Niccolò,-1557.
Mennhir, Valentin.Practique pour brievement apprendre à ciffrer.English.Selections.1613.
Moses, Margaret,active 1776,former owner.StEdNL ICAS.809
At London, : Printed by T: Purfoot, for Tho: Pauier.,
An. 1613..
Epistle dedicatorie signed: Iohn Tap.
Partly based on Guillaume Gosselin's French translation of Niccolò Tartaglia, and partly translated from Valentin Mennher.
Section on Cossicke numbers has caption title (p. 321): A briefe introduction or entrance into the art of Cossicke numbers, drawne out of M. Valentine Menher his Arithmeticke.
With two sections of examples at the end: "An. Dom. 1612. The iournall or dayes booke marked with the letter A" and "An. Dom. 1612. The leager or booke of debitor and creditor, marked with this letter A".
The pages between 185 and 200 are misnumbered as follows: 191-192, 188-189, 195-196, 191, 193, 198-199, 196-197, 164, 195.
ESTC
STC (2nd ed.)
Manuscript inscription at the head of title page "Margt Moses -- 1776 / 1776".
Arithmetic
Business mathematics
Bookkeeping