Mathematicall recreations. Or, A collection of many problemes, extracted out of the ancient and modern philosophers
Subtitle: as secrets and experiments in arithmetick, geometry, cosmographie, horologiographie, astronomie, navigation, musick, opticks, architecture, statick, mechanicks, chemistry, water-works, fire-works, &c. Not vulgarly manifest till now. Written first in Greeke and Latin, lately compi'ld in French, by Henry Van Etten, and now in English, with the examinations and augmentations of divers modern mathematicians whereunto is added the description and use of the generall horologicall ring: and the double horizontall diall. Invented and written by William Oughtred
Contributors: Oughtred, William, 1575-1660.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1992:7
Publisher: printed for William Leake, at the signe of the Crown in Fleetstreet, between the two Temple Gates
Published: 1653
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Science -- Problems, exercises, etc. -- Early works to 1800; Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc. -- Early works to 1800; Fireworks -- Early works to 1800; Scientific recreations -- Early works to 1800; Sundials -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Collection of many problemes, extracted out of the ancient and modern philosophers; Mathematicall recreations or a collection of sundrie excellent problemes out of ancient and moderne phylosophers; Collection of sundrie excellent problemes out of ancient and moderne phylosophers; Mathematicall recreation; Description and use of the double horizontall dyall
Work titles: Récréation mathématique. English
Notes: Translation of: Jean Leurechon.  Recreation mathematique

Henry Van Etten is a pseudonym of Jean Leurechon

With an added engraved title page reading: Mathematicall recreations or a collection of sundrie excellent problemes out of ancient and moderne phylosophers

"The description and use of the double horizontall dyall" has separate title page dated 1652; register is continuous

Running title reads: Mathematicall recreation

Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Wing (2nd ed.) L1790

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1990. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1992:7).