The Augustus De Morgan Collection, Part 2: Mathematics General Collection
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Title:
Mathematicall recreations, or, A collection of sundrie problemes :: extracted out of the ancient and moderne philosophers, as secrets in nature and experiments in arithmeticke, geometrie, cosmographie, horologographie, astronomie, navigation, musicke, opticks, architecture, staticke, machanicks, chimestrie, waterworkes, fireworks, &c ... : most of which were written first in Greeke and Latine
Creator:
- Etten, Hendrik van.
- Leurechon, Jean,1591-1670,attributed name.
- Oughtred, William,1575-1660,attributed name.
- Malthus, Francis,attributed name.
- Cotes, Thomas,d. 1641,printer.
- Hawkins, Richard,d. 1637?,publisher.
- Stracey, E.,former owner.
- De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871,former owner.
- Etten, Hendrik van.
- Leurechon, Jean,1591-1670,attributed name.
- Oughtred, William,1575-1660,attributed name.
- Malthus, Francis,attributed name.
- Cotes, Thomas,d. 1641,printer.
- Hawkins, Richard,d. 1637?,publisher.
- Stracey, E.,former owner.
- De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871,former owner.
Date:
1633
Date in Source:
1633.
Imprint:
Printed at London : By T. Cotes, for Richard Hawkins ... ,
Language:
English
Subject:
Scientific recreations - Early works to 1800.
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Mathematical recreations - Early works to 1800.
Format:
[44], 285, 285-286, [5] p. :ill. ;18 cm. (8vo)
Reference:
- STC (2nd ed.) 10558.5
- STC (2nd ed.) 10558.5
Note:
- Variously attributed to Jean Leurochon, Hendrik van Etten and William Oughtred (to whom is also attributed the translation). Cf. Hall, T. Mathematicall recreations, an exercise in 17th-cent. bibl. Translation also sometimes attributed to Francis Malthus.
- Added engraved t.p. with title: Mathematicall recreations, or, A collection of sundrie excellent problemes out of ancient & moderne phylosophers both vsefull and recreatiue.
- Signatures: A[sup]8(A1 + pi[sup]2) *[sup]8 2*[sup]4 B-R[sup]8 S[sup]4 T[sup]8 V[sup]6.
- ULL copy is from the library of Augustus De Morgan. Inscription on leaf A3r: "E. Stracey's book".
- ULL copy is imperfect, wanting first, blank leaf and all after p. 264.
- DOI: 10.1163/9789004460409_MOR2-b20770388
- Variously attributed to Jean Leurochon, Hendrik van Etten and William Oughtred (to whom is also attributed the translation). Cf. Hall, T. Mathematicall recreations, an exercise in 17th-cent. bibl. Translation also sometimes attributed to Francis Malthus.
- Added engraved t.p. with title: Mathematicall recreations, or, A collection of sundrie excellent problemes out of ancient & moderne phylosophers both vsefull and recreatiue.
- Signatures: A[sup]8(A1 + pi[sup]2) *[sup]8 2*[sup]4 B-R[sup]8 S[sup]4 T[sup]8 V[sup]6.
- ULL copy is from the library of Augustus De Morgan. Inscription on leaf A3r: "E. Stracey's book".
- ULL copy is imperfect, wanting first, blank leaf and all after p. 264.
- DOI: 10.1163/9789004460409_MOR2-b20770388
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