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Mathematicians and astronomers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.
Date: 1825Reference: 546732i- Pictures
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Mathematicians: Ptolemy, Pythagoras, Euclid, Nicomachus, Aristoxenus and Iamblichus. Engraving after J. van Steegeren, 1667 or 1668.
Stegeren, J. van.Date: [1667 or 1668]Reference: 567722i- Books
Mathematicians, astronomers, and other scholars of Islamic civilization and their works (7th-19th c.) / Boris A. Rosenfeld, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu.
Rozenfelʹd, B. A. (Boris Abramovich)Date: 2003- Books
The Biographical dictionary of scientists. Mathematicians / general editor, David Abbott.
Date: 1985- Archives and manuscripts
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Teaching Children to be Mathematicians vs. Teaching About Mathematics - Papert, Seymour
Date: 1971Reference: SB/2/3/162Part of: Sydney Brenner Collection- Books
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Biographia philosophica. Being An Account of the Lives, Writings, and Inventions, Of the most eminent Philosophers and Mathematicians Who have flourished from the earliest Ages of the World to the present Time. By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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Tables of products, for performing multiplication and division of numbers, with the greatest ease, certainty, and dispatch: Calculated for the Use and Relief of Accomptants, Merchants, Surveyors, Mathematicians, and all Persons Concerned in Numbers. By William Webb.
Webb, William (Accountant)Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
Cybernetics, science, and society ; Ethics, aesthetics, and literary criticism ; Book reviews and obituaries / Norbert Wiener ; edited by P. Masani.
Wiener, Norbert, 1894-1964.Date: [1985], ©1985- Books
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Mathematic lessons, for the use of students in the mathematics and natural philosophy. Compos'd by the Abbot de Molieres, Deliver'd at the College Royal of Paris, and Recommended by the most famous Mathematicians there. Done into English from the French by Thomas Haselden, Teacher of the Mathematics.
Privat de Molières, Joseph, 1677-1742.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]- Books
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The elements of arthmetick in three books, the seventh, eighth and ninth of Euclid: with the practical arithmetick in two books. Being Useful for all Mathematicians and Students in Schools, &c. Being from that learned and known Latin author, Andrew Taquet: and now translated into English by an eminent hand, for Common Use; With a Table of Contents.
Euclid.Date: [1705]- Books
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The general laws of nature and motion; with their application to mechanicks. Also the doctrine of the centripetal forces, and Velocities of Bodies, Describing any of the Conick Sections. Being a part of the great Mr. Newton's principles. The Whole illustrated with variety of useful theorems and problems, and Accommodated to the Use of the Younger Mathematicians. By Humphry Ditton.
Ditton, Humphry, 1675-1715.Date: 1705- Books
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A defence of free-thinking in mathematics. In answer to a pamphlet of Philalethes Cantabrigiensis, intituled, Geometry no friend to infidelity, or a Defence of Sir Isaac Newton, and the British Mathematicians. Also an Appendix concerning Mr. Walton's Vindication of the Principle of Fluxions against the Objections contained in the Analyst. Wherein It is attempted to put this Controversy in such a Light as that every Reader may be able to judge thereof. By the author of The minute philosopher.
Berkeley, George, 1685-1753.Date: MDCCXXXV. [1735]- Books
An index of British mathematicians : a check-list / by Peter John Wallis.
Wallis, Peter John, 1918-Date: 1976- Books
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A practical method, To Discover the Longitude at Sea, By a New Contrived Automaton. Freed from all the Various Effects of Air in different Climates, &c. And not Liable to Disorder by the Irregular Motion of a Ship. The whole Method Rendered Plain and Easie to be Understood by every Mariner. With an account of the author's new instrument for taking the latitude more accurately at sea, than hath hitherto been practised. Humbly Offer'd to the Consideration, and Use of the Publick. By John Ward. of Chester. Author of the Young Mathematicians Guide, &c.
Ward, John, active 1698-1709.Date: [1714]- Books
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Cocker's arithmetick; being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest Capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest School-Masters in City and Country. Composed by Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in the Arts of Writing, Arithmetick, and Engraving: Being that so long since promised to the World. Perused and published, by John Hawkins, Writing-Master near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing Masters in and near London.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1731- Books
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Cocker's arithmetick; being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest Capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest School-Masters in city and country. Composed by Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in the Arts of Writing, Arithmetick, and Engraving: Being that so long since promised to the World. Perused and published, by John Hawkins, Writing-Master near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing Masters in and near London.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: [1731?]- Books
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Cocker's arithmetick. Being, a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest Capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest School-Masters in City and Country. By Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in the Arts of Writing, Arithmetick, and Engraving: Being that so long since promised to the World. Perused and published, by John Hawkins, Writing-Master near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing-Masters in and near London.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1738- Books
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Cocker's arithmetick: being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest Capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest Schoolmasters in City and Country. Composed by Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in the Arts of Writing, Arithmetick and Engraving; being that so long since promised to the World. Perused and published by John Hawkins, Writing Master, near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing Masters in and near London.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1751- Books
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Cocker's arithmetick. Being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest Capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest School-Masters in City and Country. Compos'd by Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in the Arts of Writing, Arithmetick, and Engraving. Being that so long since promised to the Word. Perused and published by John Hawkins, Writing-Master near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing Masters in and near London.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1723- Books
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Cocker's arithmetick: being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest Capacity for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest School-Masters in City and Country. Compos'd by Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in the Arts of Writing, Arithmetick, and Engraving. Being that so long since promised to the World. Perused and published by John Hawkins, Writing Master near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing Masters in and near London.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1720- Books
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Cocker's arithmetick: being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable Art, as it is now taught by the ablest School-Masters in City and Country. Compos'd by Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in the Arts of Writing, Arithmetick, and Engraving. Being that so long since promised to the World. Perused and published, by John Hawkins, Writing-Master near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing-Masters in and near London.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1725- Books
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A sexagesimal table, exhibiting, at sight, the result of any proportion, where the terms do not exceed sixty minutes. Also tables of the equation of second difference, and tables for turning the lower denominations of english money, weights, and measures, into Sexagesimals of the higher, and vice versâ. and the Sexagesimal table turned into seconds as far as the 1000th column, Being a very useful millesimal table of proportional Parts. with precepts and examples. Useful for Astronomers, Mathematicians, Navigators, and Persons in Trade. By Michael Taylor. Published by order of the Commissioners of Longitude.
Taylor, Michael, 1756-1789.Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
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The history of Lapland: containing a geographical description, and a natural history of that country; with an account of the inhabitants, their original, religion, customs, habits, marriages, conjurations, employments, &c. Written by John Scheffer, Professor of Law and Rhetorick, at Upsal in Sweden. translated from the last Edition in Latin, and illustrated with many curious copper-cutts. To which are added, The Travels of the King of Sweden's Mathematicians into Lapland: The History of Livonia, and the Wars there: Also a journey into Lapland, Finland, &c. Written by Dr. Olof Rudbeck in the year 1701.
Scheffer, Johannes, 1621-1679.Date: 1704- Books
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Cockers arithmetick; being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest Capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest School-Masters in City and Country. Compos'd by Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in Arts of Writing, Arithmetick, and Engraving. Being that so long since promised to the World. Perused and published, by John Hawkins, Writing-Master near St. George's-Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing-Masters in and near London.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: [1725?]- Books
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Cocker's arithmetic: being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest Capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable Art, as it is now taught by the ablest Schoolmasters in City and Country. Composed By Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in the Arts of Writing, Arithmetick and Engraving; being that so long since promised to the World. Perused and published By John Hawkins, Writing Master, near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing-Masters in and near London.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1769