? (1676) Richard

Lot 379: BOND, HENRY ( C. 1600-1678).

Name: BOND, HENRY ( C. 1600-1678).
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: co1g8tbl5s

Est: £800 GBP - £1,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJune 10, 2004

Item Overview

Description

A vindication of Mr Edward Wright, and Mr Richard Norwood, against some foul scandals that are unjustly cast by a --&c. upon their mathematical works. London: for the author, 1676

Condition Note: 4to (189 x 147mm.), [2], 6pp., illustration : woodcut vignette on title, binding : later vellum-backed boards, last leaf torn

Artist or Maker

? (1676) Richard

Literature

not in Wing

Notes

very rare, possibly unique; unrecorded. This pamphlet defends the navigational treatises of Wright (Correction of Errors in Navigation, London, 1599) and Norwood (Trigonometrie, or, the Doctrine of Triangles, London, 1631) against an unnamed opponent, referred to by Bond as "the Square Trencher Navigator".

Auction Details

The Library of the Earls of Macclesfield removed from Shirburn Castle: Part 2 Science A-C

Sotheby's

June 10, 2004, 12:00 AM EST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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