Mechanic powers; or the mystery of nature and art unvail'd. Shewing what great things may be perform'd by mechanic engines, in removing and raising bodies of vast weights with little Strength or Force; and also the making of Machines or Engines, for raising of Water, draining of Grounds, and several other Uses. Together, With a Treatise of Circular Motion artificially fitted to Mechanic use, and the making of Clock-Work, and other Engines. A Work Pleasant and Profitable for all sorts of Men, from the highest to the lowest Degree: And never treated of in English but once before, and that but briefly. The whole comprized in Ten Books, and illustrated with Copper-Cuts. By Ven. Mandey, Philomat [electronic resource].
1709
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Mechanic powers; or the mystery of nature and art unvail'd. Shewing what great things may be perform'd by mechanic engines, in removing and raising bodies of vast weights with little Strength or Force; and also the making of Machines or Engines, for raising of Water, draining of Grounds, and several other Uses. Together, With a Treatise of Circular Motion artificially fitted to Mechanic use, and the making of Clock-Work, and other Engines. A Work Pleasant and Profitable for all sorts of Men, from the highest to the lowest Degree: And never treated of in English but once before, and that but briefly. The whole comprized in Ten Books, and illustrated with Copper-Cuts. By Ven. Mandey, Philomat [electronic resource].
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Mandey, Venterus.
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Mechanick powers
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London : printed for Tho. Shelmerdine, at the Rose-Tree, in Little-Britain, [1709]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[12],315,[5]p.,plates ; 4⁰.
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With an advertisement leaf before the titlepage.
A reissue of the 1696 edition, with a cancel titlepage.
Price from imprint: Price Bound, 6s. Mathematic Books Sold.
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A reissue of the 1696 edition, with a cancel titlepage.
Price from imprint: Price Bound, 6s. Mathematic Books Sold.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T100827.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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