The scale of interest: or The use of decimal fractions
Subtitle: with a table of logarithmes, demonstrating the most easie and exact resolving all questions in anatocism, or compound interest, and tables of simple interest also at 6. per cent. per annum. Together with their use in the measuring of board, timber, stone, and gauging of cask, &c. very necesary for all carpenters, joyners, masons, glasiers, and all tradesmen whatsoever. Composed and published for the use of the English methematical and grammar school at Ross in Herefordshire. Also, a direction for deans and chapters in cathedrals, and the heads and fellows of colledges in both Universities in their letting of leases and taking of fines. By John Newton D.D. and one of His Majesties chaplains
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1920:25; Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1920:26
Publisher: printed by E.C. for Dixy Page at the Anchor and Marriner in East-Smithfield near the Kings Slaughter-house, who selleth all sorts of mathematical books, and books of navigation
Published: 1668
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 126
Subjects: Interest -- Tables -- Early works to 1800; Annuities -- Tables -- Early works to 1800; Gaging -- Early works to 1800; Real estate business -- Mathematics -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Tables; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Scale of interest. The second part; Appendix containing the description and use of the carpenters rule; Chiliades decem logarithmorum; Tabula partium proportionalium; Ephemeris or diary, shewing the interest and rebate of money at 6 per centum
Notes: The scale of interest. The second part, and An appendix containing the description and use of the carpenters rule have separate dated title pages, dated 1667; pagination and register are continuous

[64] p. at end: Chiliades decem logarithmorum, and Tabula partium proportionalium, each of which have divisional title pages; register is continuous

Also presumably includes: An ephemeris or diary, shewing the interest and rebate of money at 6 per centum, which has a separate dated title page, dated 1667, and which has signatures: (a)-(b) (c)p6s (*)p2s .  This has been filmed on the UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700" reel 1920, as a separate item. By analogy with other editions, it is recorded here as the final [48] p. of the [112] p. section of The scale of interest

An ephemeris or diary = Wing N1058A, but it does not appear to have been published separately. The C copy, the only one recorded in Wing, is at the same shelfmark as The scale of interest

Page numbers 8-9 omitted in page numbering only

Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Wing (2nd ed.) N1058A

Wing (2nd ed.) N1067B

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1990. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1920:25; 1920:26).