John Napier

“ Following H62 on a folding sheet is the second Table.
This edition contains a translation by Wolffgang Mayer of the two Treatises, but without the Text in the second. All the other matter in the English editions is omitted. The additional matter consists of the Preface and the Alphabetical Index to the principal subjects referred to in the book. The first Table is wanting in the copies both of this edition and that of 1627 in all the libraries noted.
Libraries. Kön. Berlin; Stadt. Breslau; Un. Breslau; Stadt. Frankfurt ”

“ In general the former variety has the error in paging before mentioned, while the latter has the paging correct. There are also, however, copies which want the Admonitio but have the error in paging, for instance, one of the copies in the Bodleian and the copy in University College, London. A translation of the Admonitio referred to above is given in the Notes, page 87. A specimen page of the table is given opposite, and a full description of its arrangement will be found in section 59 of the Constructio.
Libraries.
(1.) With Admonitio. Sig. Ed.; Un. Ed. (2) ; Hunt. Mus. Gl.; Un. Ab. ”

“ The author’s name, it will be observed, is spelt on the title-page in the modern form, and the Dedication to King James is signed, “John Napier, Peer of Marchiston.” The substitution of Peer for Fear or Feuer of Merchiston seems to have been intentional. It is not noticed in the errata, but is of course a mistake.
This is the only edition in which “The Text.”, “The Paraphrasticall Exposition.”, and the “Historicall Application.”, are printed successively and not in parallel columns. The “Historicall Application.”, is printed in black letter. “Az. Chr.” ”

“ A11,⁠Title. A12, blank.⁠A2, 2 pages, “Lectori Matheseos Studioso S.”, signed “Robertus Nepervs, F.”⁠A31–E41, pp. 5–39, “Mirifici Logarithmorvm Canonis Constroctio; (Qui Et Tabvla Artificialis ab autore deinceps appellatur) eorumque ad naturales ipsorum numeros habitudines.”⁠E42–F31, pp. 40–45, “Appendix” containing “De alia eaque præstantiore Logarithmorvm specie construenda; in qua scilicet, vnitatus Logarithmus est 0.” ”

“ Ovvertvre|De Tovs Les Secrets|De|L’Apocalypse|Ov Revelation|De S. Iean.|En deux traités: l’vn recerchant & prouuant la|vraye interpretation d’icelle: l’autre appli-|quant au texte ceste interpretation pa-|raphrastiquement & histori-|quement.|Par Iean Napeir (c. à. d. Nompareil) Sieur de| Merchiston: reueuë par lui-mesme.|Et mise en François par Georges|Thomson Escossois.| Edition troisieme|Amplifiee d’Annotations, & de quatre harmonies sur|l’Apocalypse par le Translateur. |
Il te faut encores prophetizer à plusieurs peuples,|& gens, & langues, & Rois,|Apoc, 10. ”

“ On the recto of M1 is the title “Algebra Joannis Naperi|Merchistonii Baronis.|” M21–P21, pp. 91–115, “Liber Primus. De Nominata Algebra Parte.” P22, blank. P31–X12, pp. 117–162, “Liber Secundus. De Positiva Sive Cossica Algebre Parte.” ”

“ Herefore I haue as yet deferred the Latine edition, till hauing first seene the aduersaries obiections, I may insert in the Latin edition an apologie of that which is rightly done, and an amends of whatsoeuer is amisse.
We see from the above that in 1611. Napier still had the intention of publishing a Latin edition, but this idea had, no doubt, to be given up owing to the demands made on him by his invention of Logarithms.
Libraries. Adv. Ed. (both varieties) ; Sig. Ed.; Un. Gl.; Mitchell Gl.; Un. Ab.; Un. St And.; Brit. Mus. Lon.; Bodl. Oxf.; Qu. Col. Oxf.; Un. ”

“ Bb11, Title-page. Bb12, blank. Bb21–Bb32, 4 pages, “Voorreden.” signed “Greorgivs Thomsson.”⁠Bb41–Dd21, 29 pages, contain the Vier harmonien.⁠Dd22–Dd42, 5 pages, “Tafel vande principaelste materien die int geheele Boec verhandelt werden soo in de Propositien als in de Aenwijsinghen achter yder Capittel.” At the foot of the last page (Dd42) is printed: “Tot Middelburch,|Ghedruckt by Symon Moulert, Boeck-vercooper,|woonende op den Dam, inde Druckerije. Anno 1607.|”
Signatures. * in eight + ** in four + A to Z and Aa to Cc in eights + Dd in four = 224 leaves. ”

“ D. D. D.”, signed “Ioannes Nepervs.” A31, “Jn Mirificum Logarithmorum Canonem Præfatio.” A32–A41, 2 pages, Verses:—“Ad Lectorem Trigonometriæ studiosum.”, 12 lines signed “Patricius Sandḛus.”; “In Logarithmos D. I, Neperi.”, 10 lines ; “Aliud.”, 6 lines; “Ad Lectorem.”, 4 lines signed “Andreas Ivnivs Philosophiæ Professor in Academia Edinburgena.” A42, “In Logarithmos.”, 4 lines.⁠B11–D22*, pp. 1–20, “Mirifici Logarithmorum canonis descriptio, eiusque usus in utrâque Trigonometria, ut etiam in omni Logistica mathematica, amplissimi, facillimi, & expeditissimi explicatio. ”

“ And now revised, corrected|and inlarged by him.| With A Resolvtion Of|certaine doubts, mooved by some well-|affected brethren.| Wherevnto Are Annexed, Cer-|taine Oracles of Sibylla, agreeing|with the Revelation and other|places of Scripture.|
London,|Printed for Iohn Norton. 1611.| Cum Privilegio Regiæ Maiestatis.
4°. Size 7 1/16 x 5 3/8 inches.
This edition is in every respect identical with the preceding, except that the last paragraph of the title-page has been reset, the four words “Edinburgh.... by Andrew Hart” being altered to “London....for Iohn Norton.” ”

“ James’ Square, Edinburgh.|1857.|
16°. Size 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches.⁠a11, Title.⁠a12, blank.⁠a21, “This edition is inscribed to William Thomas Thomson, Esq.,....”⁠a22, blank. A3, pp. v and vi, Dedication to Prince Charles, signed “John Nepair.”⁠a4, pp. vii. and viii., The Author's preface. a51–a62, pp. ix-xii, “The Preface To The Reader By Henry Briggs.”⁠a71–b12, pp. xiii-xviii, “Translator’s Preface.”⁠b21, p. xix, Notes. b22, Errata. A11–B42, pp. 1–24, Book. ”

“ Ende|het ander, appliceert ofte voeght, ende ey-|gentse Paraphrastischer ende Histo-|rischer wijse totten Text.| Wtghe-geven by Johan Napeir,|Heere van Marchistoun, de Jonghe.|Nu nieuwelicx obergeset wt d’Engel-|sche in onse Nederlantsche sprake, Door|M. Panneel. ”