The Path-Way to Knowledg, Containing the First Principles of GeometrieRecord, Robert
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The Path-Way to Knowledg, Containing the First Principles of Geometrie
Record, Robert
Geometry -- Early works to 1800
shal be clean extrirped and rooted out
[_spelling unchanged: intended form not certain_]
new and new causes to pray for your maiestie, perceiuyng
[_text “new and new causes” probably intentional_]
[Preface] And thus for this tyme I make an end...
[Body text] The definitions of the principles of GEOMETRY.
[_Pagination as shown by signature numbers demands another leaf
(two pages) between the end of the Preface and the beginning of
the body text. But no text is missing, and the facsimile has no
blank pages._]
Otherlesse then it as you se D
[_text unchanged: intended wording uncertain_]
THE .XXII. CONCLVSION. [.XXI.]
THE XXXVIII. CONCLVSION. [XXXVII.]
_The xxvi. Theoreme._
There is no xxv. (25) theorem.
_The .xxxix. theoreme._
The text of the Example is garbled, and does not fit the
illustration. Among other problems, points C and D seem to have
been switched, either in the text or in the illustration.
The circle is A.B.C.D, and his centre is E: the angle on the centre
is C.E.D, and the angle on the circumference is C.A.D t their commen
ground line, is C.F.D.
[cirle]
[_printing of “C.E.D” unclear: looks like “C.F.D” but center of
circle is E_]
[_lone “t” may be error for ampersand or other punctuation_]
[C.F.D,]
_Misprints:_
Aristotle had putte forthe certaine bookes [kookes]
And his father king Dauid ioyneth [Danid]
those thynges are done by negromancy. And hereof came it that
fryer Bakon was accompted so greate a negromancier
[_spelling unchanged_]
For vndoubtedly if they mean [vndoudtedly if the]
that Godde was alwaies workinge [alwaaies]
all the lines that be drawen to the circumference [circumfernece]
An other hath but one compassed [hatht]
whose sydes partlye are all equall as in A [eqnall]
as this A. doth partly expresse [A doth partly eppresse]
To make a threlike triangle on any lyne measurable. [or any]
and it shall cut the first line in two equall portions. [cnt]
then open I the compass as wide as .iiij. partes [compaas]
To make a plumbe lyne on any porcion of a circle [or any]
for euery triangle together an equal likeiamme
[_text has “to/gether” at line break: may be meant for two words_]
as you mai se by C and D, for ij. sides of both the triãngles ar
parallels.
[you maise ... triãgls]
then will the square of that greater portion [portior]
that line I say is a touche line [touthe]
(that is to saie M. G,) [_error for “in G”?_]
one perpẽdicular from G. vnto the side side B.C [A.C]
then must I first draw a tuche lyne [wust]
anye of the two lynes contayninge the angle appointed. [nye of]
draw thence two lines, one to D [one to A]
which is made accordinge to the conclusion. [ancordinge]
you shal perceaue that there will be [peceaue]
a / more conueni/ent time.
[_text has “conui/ent” at line break_]
other in deciding some controuersy [decising]
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