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A06780With an additional title page, engraved,"A treatise: of artificiall fireworkes by F. Malthus", signed: T. Cecill sc:[? fe:].
A25366Guns of all sorts, with their Carriages, and all other their Furniture?
A48262& whence is it that the Viole- bowe moved upon the first string, doth instantly in the same time move the third string, and not the second?
A48262174 VVhether is the discharge of a Cannon so much the more violent, by how much it hath the more length?
A482622 In the second question it may be demanded, how much time doth the Bull ● ● of a Cannon spend in the aire before i ● falls to the ground?
A48262233 In what place of the World is it that the Sunnes Longitude from the Equinoctiall paints and Altitude, being equall, the Sunne is due East or West?
A48262233 In what place of the world is it the sun is East or West but twice in the yeare?
A4826224 How is it that a man in one& the same time may have his head upward, and his feet upward, being in one and the same place?
A4826248 How many sorts of weights in the least manner must there be to weigh all sorts of things betweene one pound and 121 pound, and so unto 364 pound?
A4826256 Whether is it more hard and admirable without Compasses to make a perfect circle, or being made to finde out the Centre of it?
A48262And how can it be otherwise conceived of Islands in the Sea that swim and float?
A48262Any one having thought a Card amongst many Cards, how artificially to discover it out?
A48262C 40. they sold as many for a penny one as the other, and brought home one as much money as another, how could this be?
A48262FIrst, it may be demanded, vvhere is the middle of the vvorld?
A48262First how to make water at the foot of a mountaine to ascend to the top of it, and so to descend on the other side?
A48262HOmer being asked by He ● iodus how many Grecian Souldiers came against Troy?
A48262Have you not seen how by Oares of a Boate it doth exceeding quickly glide upon the water with a pleasant grace?
A48262How a grosse body of mettle may swimme upon the water?
A48262How comes it that a Shippe having safely sayled in the vast Ocean, and being come into the Port or harbour, without any tempest will sink down right?
A48262How is it that a man in one and the same time, may have his head upward, and his feet upward, being in one and the same place?
A48262How out of a quantitie of wine to extract that which is most windy, and evill, that it hurt not a sick Person?
A48262How that if all the Powder in the world were in closed within a bowle of paper or glasse, and being fired on all parts, it could not break that bowle?
A48262How to change a Circle into a square forme?
A48262How to draw a parallel sphericall line with great ease?
A48262How to finde at any time which way the wind is in ones Chamber, without going abroad?
A48262How to make Iron or steele exceeding hard?
A48262How to make a Candle burne and continue three times as long as otherwise it would?
A48262How to make a consort of musick of many parts with one voyce, or one instrument only?
A48262How to make an instrument to help hearing, as Galileus made to help the sight?
A48262How to make the representation of the great world?
A48262How to make the string of a Viole sensibly shake, without any one touching it?
A48262How to make two Marmouzets, one of which shall light a Candle, and the other put it out?
A48262How to make water in a Glasse seeme to boyle and sparkle?
A48262How to r ● st a Capon carried in a Budget at a Saddle- bowe, in the space of riding 5 or 6 miles?
A48262How to represent diverse sorts of Rainebowes here below?
A48262How to weigh the lightnesse of the aire?
A48262I speak not here Mathematically, but as the vulgar people, vvho ask, vvhere is the middle of the vvorld?
A48262If any one should hold in each hand, as many pieces of money as in the other, how to finde how much there is?
A48262In the fourth place it may be asked, whether the discharge of a Cannon b ● so much the greater, by how much it is longer?
A48262In what places of the World is it that the needle hangs in Aequilibrio, and verticall?
A48262NInethly, is it not an admirable thing to consider how the skill of numbers doth easily furnish us with the knowledge of mysterious and hidden things?
A48262Ninthly, how easily to take wine out of a vessell at the bu ● g- hole, without piercing of a hole in the vessell?
A48262Now how many measures did each of them carry?
A48262Secondly, how much is the depth of the earth, the height of the heavens, and the compasse of the world?
A48262Tenthly, how to measure irregular bodies by help of water?
A48262Thirdly, how is it that it is said that a vessell holds more water being placed at the foot of a Mountaine, than standing upon the top of it?
A48262To make a Cement which indureth or lasteth as marble, which resisteth aire and water without ever disjoyning or uncementing?
A48262WAs not this a pretty fetch upon a pavement, to choose an Obeliske for a Dyall, having 106 foot in height, without removing the Basis of it?
A48262WHat will you say of the invention of Mathematicians, which finde out daily so many fine and curious novelties?
A48262What declination hath the sun upon the 13 day of November?
A48262What declination hath the sun upon the 24 day of March?
A48262What will the Declination of the sun be upon the eleven ● h day of August?
A48262What would you say to make an admirable report of the other parts, if I should reckon them in their least?
A48262What''s the cause that fire and Garlick takes away the propertie of the magnes?
A48262Whether it is more hard and admirable without Compasses to make a perfect circle, or being made to finde out the Centre of it?
A48262Who can believe that any man ever had 20 cubits, or 30 foot in length for his face, and a nose of 10 foot long?
A48262and is not this a jolly Dyall?
A48262if the cause be not either in the first or second?