Oct 20, 2009 - Sale 2190

Sale 2190 - Lot 191

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VOIGTEL, NICOLAUS. Vermehrte Geometria Subterranea, oder Marckscheide-Kunst. 10 double-page engraved plates (first shaved along outer edge, and with minor stain in center crease). [10], 228 pages, including engraved additional title showing surveyors with instruments. Folio, contemporary calf gilt with the arms of Franz Ferdinand Graf und Herr zu Sprinzenstein on covers, spine ends and cover corners worn, joints starting at top. Eisleben: Gottfried Andreas Leg for Johann Gottfried Rüdel, 1714
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Enlarged edition of the first scientific German treatise on mine surveying, originally published in 1686 as Geometria subterranea. Through its systematic application of trigonometry, Voigtel's work represented a significant advance over earlier writings on the subject by Georg Agricola and Erasmus Reinhold. In addition to giving detailed explanations of the use of a variety of surveying instruments, the book covers decimal arithmetic, geometry, and sine tables; mining terminology; water supply systems; and the resolution of boundary disputes by the accurate plotting of surface boundaries underground. ADB XL, 212; Hoover 389 (1713 edition).