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The pathvvay to knowledg, : containing the first principles of geometrie, as they may moste aptly be applied vnto practise, bothe for vse of instrumentes geometricall, and astronomicall and also for proiection of plattes in euerye kinde, and therfore much necessary for all sortes of men

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [Anno Domini. M.D.LI. [1551]]
Call number: 12884
Creator: Recorde, Robert (1510?-1558)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (4to)
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