The Mathematicall Praeface to Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of MegaraDee, John
Philosophy
The Mathematicall Praeface to Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara
Dee, John
Geometry -- Early works to 1800; Mathematics -- Early works to 1800; Philosophy -- Early works to 1800
--Arithmetike of most vsuall whole numbers: And of Fractions to
them appertaining.
--Arithmetike of Proportions.
--Arithmetike Circular.
--Arithmetike of Radicall Nũbers: Simple, Compound, Mixt: And of
their Fractions.
--Arithmetike of Cossike Nũbers: with their Fractions: And the
great Arte of Algiebar.
+_Geometrie_, vulgar: which teacheth Measuring+
+‡At hand‡+
All Lengthes.--+Mecometrie.+
All Plaines: As, Land, Borde, Glasse, &c.--+Embadometrie.+
All Solids: As, Timber, Stone, Vessels, &c.--+Stereometrie.+
+‡With distãce‡+ from the thing Measured, as,
+‡How farre‡+, from the Measurer, any thing is: of him
sene, on Land or Water: called +Apomecometrie+.
+‡How high or deepe‡+, from the leuell of the Measurers
standing, any thing is: Seene of hym, on Land or Water:
called +Hypsometrie+.
+‡How broad‡+, a thing is, which is in the Measurers view:
so it be situated on Land or Water: called
+Platometrie+.
+‡Of which‡ are growen the Feates & Artes of+
+Geodesie+: more cunningly to Measure and Suruey Landes,
Woods, Waters. &c.
+Geographie.+
+Chorographie.+
+Hydrographie.+
+Stratarithmetrie.+
+‡Propre names‡ as+,
+Perspectiue,+--Which demonstrateth the maners and properties
of all Radiations: Directe, Broken, and Reflected.
+Astronomie,+--Which demonstrateth the Distances, Magnitudes,
and all Naturall motions, Apparences, and Passions, proper to
the Planets and fixed Starres: for any time, past, present, and
to come: in respecte of a certaine Horizon, or without respecte
of any Horizon.
+Musike,+--Which demonstrateth by reason, and teacheth by
sense, perfectly to iudge and order the diuersitie of Soundes,
hie or low.
+Cosmographie,+--Which, wholy and perfectly maketh description
of the Heauenlym and also Elementall part of the World: and of
these partes, maketh homologall application, and mutuall
collation necessary.
+Astrologie,+--Which reasonably demonstrateth the operations
and effectes of the naturall beames of light, and secrete
Influence of the Planets, and fixed Starres, in euery Element
and Elementall body: at all times, in any Horizon assigned.
+Statike,+--Which demonstrateth the causes of heauines and
lightnes of all thinges: and of the motions and properties to
heauines and lightnes belonging.
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