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• Author/Creator:Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
  
• Title:The use of the geometrical playing-cards, as also A discourse of the mechanick powers. By Monsi. Des-Cartes. Translated from his own manuscript copy.
  
• Published/Created:London, Printed and sold by J. Moxon at the Atlas in Warwicklane, 1697.
  
• Physical Description:1 p.l., 85 p. ; 17 cm. and 52 cards (in engr. wrapper) 9 x 6 cm.
  

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  • Location:BEINECKE (Non-Circulating)
    Request for Use in the Beinecke Reading Room
    
    
  • Call Number: K8 D44 Rg697
    
  • Status:No information available 
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• Local Notes:BEIN K8 D44 Rg697: Text uncut. Imperfect: t.p. and p. 85 badly mutilated and mounted; wrapper frayed and mounted.
  
• Notes:Signatures: [A]¹B-F⁸G³.
  The wrapper for the cards has title: Geometre and the mechanick powers represented in a pack of playing cards, made and sold by J Moxon att the Attlas in Warwick lane London.
  First part (p. 1-53) probably written by Joseph Moxon.
  
• Format:Book
• Subjects:Geometry--Early works to 1800.
  Mechanics--Early works to 1800.
  Card games.
  Playing cards.
  
• Also listed under:Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.