Mathematical collections and translations: the first tome
Subtitle: In two parts ...
By: By Thomas Salusbury, esq
Contributors: Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642; Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630; López de Zúñiga, Diego, -1530; Foscarini, Paolo Antonio, approximately 1565-1616; Castelli, Benedetto, 1577 or 1578-1643; Corsini, Ottavio, 1592-1642
Publisher: Printed by W. Leybourne
Published: 1661
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Science; Early works to 1800; Bible and science; Stream measurements; Reclamation of land
Notes: Collation; pt. 1: 7 p. ℓ., 503, [24] p.; pt. 2: 7 p. ℓ., 118, [5] p.

On t.p. of pt. 2 the words "The second tome. The second part" should read "The first tome. The second part."

Half-title: Mathematical collections and translations: in two tomes.

The work was published in two volumes, 1661-65. It is rarely found complete, as most of the copies of vol. 2 were destroyed in the great fire of London.

Rare Book copy: The treatises have special t.-p.'s incl. in the pagination. The Table (24 p.) for pt. 1 is inserted between p. 424 and 425.
Table of contents: title: t. I, 1st pt. I. Galileus Galileus, his System of the world. II. Galileus, his epistle to the Grand Dutchesse mother concerning the authority of Holy Scripture in philosophical controversies. III. Johannes Keplerus, his reconcilings of Scripture texts, &c. IV. Didacus à Stunica, his reconcilings of Scripture texts, &c. V.P.A. Foscarinus, his epistle to Father Fantonus, reconciling the authority of Scripture, and judgments of divines alledged against this system.; title: t. I, 2d pt. I.D. Benedictus Castellus, his Discourse of the mensuration of running waters. II. His geometrical demonstrations of the measure of running waters. III. His letters and considerations touching the draining of fenns, diversions of rivers, &c. IV. D. Corsinus, his relation of the state of the inundations, &c. in the territories of Bologna, and Ferrara.