A mathematical dictionary: or, a compendious explication of all mathematical terms, abridg'd from Monsieur Ozanam, and others. With a translation of his preface; and an Addition of several easie and useful Abstracts; as plain Trigonometry, Mechanicks, the first Properties of the three Conick Sections, &c. To which is added, an appendix, containing the Quantities of all Sorts of Weights and Measures; the Explanation of the Characters used in Algebra. Also the Definition and Use of the Principal Mathematical Instruments, and the Instruments themselves curiously Engraven on Copper. Written by J. Ralphson, F. R. S.
- Ozanam, Jacques.
- Date:
- 1702
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Also known as
Dictionaire mathématique. English. Abridgment
Publication/Creation
London : printed for J. Nicholson at the King's-Arms in Little-Britain, and T. Leigh and D. Midwinter at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1702.
Physical description
[6],40,[78],26,18p.,plates ; 80.
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References note
ESTC T139078
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.