About the Book Books about Mathematics consider problems that encompass quantity, space, and rates of change, test theories by with mathematical methods, derive statistical models that estimate actual activity to improve our understanding of real phenomena. Titles include: A Brief Introduction to the Infinitesimal Calculus, A Defence of Free-Thinking in Mathematics, A Memoir of the Theory of Mathematical Form, A treatise on the theory and solution of algebraical equations, Algebra Self-Taught, Algebra to Quadratic ...
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About the Book Books about Mathematics consider problems that encompass quantity, space, and rates of change, test theories by with mathematical methods, derive statistical models that estimate actual activity to improve our understanding of real phenomena. Titles include: A Brief Introduction to the Infinitesimal Calculus, A Defence of Free-Thinking in Mathematics, A Memoir of the Theory of Mathematical Form, A treatise on the theory and solution of algebraical equations, Algebra Self-Taught, Algebra to Quadratic Equations, Bibliography of Quaternions and Allied Systems of Mathematics, Die Perspektivischen Kreisbilder der Kegelschnitt, Hints for the Solution of Problems in the Third Edition of Solid Geometry, and Partial Differential Equations. An Essay Towards an Entirely New Method of Integrating Them. About us Trieste Publishing 's aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. Our titles are produced from scans of the original books and as a result may sometimes have imperfections. To ensure a high-quality product we have: thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the catalog repaired some of the text in some cases, and rejected titles that are not of the highest quality. You can look up "Trieste Publishing" in categories that interest you to find other titles in our large collection. Come home to the books that made a difference!
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Add this copy of A Treatise on the Principal Mathematical Instruments to cart. $100.00, fair condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1844 by Fielding Lucas, Jr.
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Book. Octavo, xvii, 134, [18], 12 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering to front cover. Heavy chipping to spine. Rubbing to edges and corners of boards. Bumping to corners. Sunning to spine and top edges of boards. Two bookplates on front pastedown. Staining to front free endpaper. Previous owner's stamp on half title and title pages. Pages 59-62 loosening. Age toning and foxing throughout textblock. Shelved in Room G. From the collection of Silvio Bedini. Bedini spent twenty five years at the Smithsonian Institution, serving as curator in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in the new Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) before serving as first Assistant Director then Deputy Director of the National Museum of History and Technology. He then served as Keeper of Rare Books at the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, before becoming a Historian Emeritus. He specialized in early scientific instruments. 1378927. Special Collections.
