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Introduction to the mathematicks : containing all the useful rules in decimal fractions, algebra, and proportion
Title
Introduction to the mathematicks : containing all the useful rules in decimal fractions, algebra, and proportion, 1712.
Physical Description
1 v. (circa 120 p.) ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Title page gives place of production as "Theocicuria" (Tewksbury).
Binding: 18th-century half calf, rebacked.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from A. R. Heath on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2010.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript, in a single cursive hand, of a textbook on mathematics and geometry. The work opens with rules, examples, and tables for arithmetic, and then proceeds to quadratic equations and Euclidian geometry.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
March 17, 2011
References
Introduction to the Mathematicks. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Introduction to the Mathematicks. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Textbooks - Great Britain - 18th century.
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