It looks like you're offline.

Last edited by mheiman

December 4, 2025 | History

Edit

Brown, John philomath.

We need a photo of Brown, John philomath.

Born	1630
Died	1688

11 works Add another?

Most Editions

Most Editions First Published Most Recent Top Rated Reading Log Trending Random

Details Grid — Show only ebooks?

Horologiographia, or, The art of dyalling: being the second book of the use of the trianguler-quadrant : shewing the natural, artificial, and instrumental way, of making of sun-dials, on any flat superficies, with plain and easie directions, to discover their nature and affections, by the horizontal projection : with the way of drawing the usual ornaments on any plain : also, a familiar easie way to draw those lines on the ceiling of a room, by the trianguler quadrant : also, the use of the same instrument in navigation, both for observation, and operation : performing the use of several sea-instruments still in use

by Brown, John philomath. First published in 1671
2 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Create a new list
×Close

Name:

Description:

Cancel
The carpenters joynt-rule fitted with lines variously and generally useful in measuring of magnitudes and time: With several useful apendices for several imployments. As saylors, surveyors, gunners, and gaugers, &c. By John Browne

by Brown, John philomath. First published in 1684
2 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
The description and use of the carpenters-rule: together with the use of the line of numbers (inscribed thereon) in arithmatick and geometry. And the application thereof to the measuring of superficies and solids gaging of vessels, military order interest and annuities: with tables of reduction, &c. To which is added, the use of a (portable) geometrical sun-dial, with a nocturnal on the backside, for the exact and ready finding the hour of the day and night: and other mathematical conclusions. Also of a universal dial for the use of seamen or others. Collected and fitted to the meanest capacity. By J.B

by Brown, John philomath. First published in 1656
2 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
The description and use of the trianguler quadrant

by Brown, John philomath. First published in 1671
1 edition

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
The practical gauger: arithmetical and instrumental: by lines commonly put on four-foot rules; usually made for the use of the officers in the duty of excise. With the full application thereof in whatsoever may concern a gauger in his geometrical affairs, for all sorts of close or open vessels. With plain directions to extract the square and cube-root by arithmetick. And the line of proportion made more easie and familiar to any capacity, than hitherto hath been. By John Brown

by Brown, John philomath. First published in 1678
1 edition

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
The description and use of the trianguler quadrant: being a particular and general instrument, useful at land or sea, both for observation and operation : more universally useful, portable and convenient, than any other yet discovered, with its uses in arithmetick, geometry, superficial and solid, astronomy, dyalling, three wayes, gaging, navigation, in a method not before used

by Brown, John philomath. First published in 1671
1 edition

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
The description and use of a joynt-rule: fitted with lines for the finding the hour of the day and azimuth of the sun, to any particular latitude, or, to apply the same generally to any latitude : together with all the uses of Gunters quadrant applyed thereunto ...

by Brown, John philomath. First published in 1661
1 edition

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
[A description of a mathematical instrument]

by Brown, John philomath. First published in 1671
1 edition

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
A collection of centers and useful proportions on the line of numbers

by Brown, John philomath. First published in 1670
1 edition

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
The description and use of the carpenter's-rule: together with the use of the line of numbers commonly call'd Gunter's-line. Applyed to the measuring of all superficies and solids, ... Also military orders, simple and compound interest, ... Together with the use of the glasiers and Mr. White's sliding rules. ... By John Brown.

by Brown, John philomath. First published in 1704
1 edition

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
The triangular quadrant, or, The quadrant on a sector: being a general instrument for land or sea observations : performing all the uses of the ordinary sea instruments, as Davis quadrant, forestaff, crosstaff, bow, with more ease, profitableness, and conveniency, and as much exactness as any or all of them : moreover, it may be made a particular and a general quadrant for all latitudes, and have the sector lines also : to which is added a rectifying table to find the suns true declination to a minute or two, any day or hour of the 4 years : whereby to find the latitude of a place by meridian, or any two other altitudes of the sun or stars

by Brown, John philomath. First published in 1662
1 edition

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

We need a photo of Brown, John philomath.

Born	1630
Died	1688

Add to List

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

ID Numbers

OLID: OL2513362A
VIAF: 278741696

Links outside Open Library

No links yet. Add one?

Alternative names

John Brown
Brown, John, philomath
Brown, John 1630-1688
Brown, John philomath
Brown, John Philomath.

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON