Bonnycastle, John

An Introduction to Algebra; with Notes and Observations; Designed for the Use of Schools and Places of Public Education

Philadelphia, Joseph Crukshank, Publisher, 1806. First American Edition. Full Leather. First American edition, so stated. From previously published British editions. Full calf leather. 208 pp. An educational work teaching algebra to school age students, by English mathematics teacher, John Bonnycastle. Provenance: signature of Thomas R. Hazard, dated 10 mo, 17. 1809, on the first endpaper. This may be that of noted American author, abolitionist, social reformer and advocate of Spiritualism, Thomas R. Hazard. If so, it would have been from around the time he was twelve years old. We have not independently verified the signature or established clear provenance to his ownership. GOOD condition. Leather somewhat scuffed and worn, with heavy scuffing along the hinges. Date stamp from 1953 also on the first endpaper, with two small owner's signatures on the title page. Some offsetting/glue staining along the edges of the first several pages. Some toning and scattered foxing in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 021477

Catalogue: Mathematics

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Crivetz, Theodore

Essai Sur L'Equidistante

Bucarest, L'Institut D'Arts Graphiques Carol Gobl, 1900. Wraps. Printed wraps. 50 pp. All text in French. A study of the mathematical concept of equidistance as relating to Euclid's theories. With mathematical formulas and theorems given. GOOD condition. Perhaps ex-library, with small apparent call numbers at the upper left corner of the front cover. No other markings found, with a handwritten slip to a Vermont University laid in. Moderate browning along the extremities, with general fading, minor soiling and a few small stains. Moderate to heavy chipping along the extremities, with some associated creasing and a few minor tears. Interior solid, with a brown stain affecting the top right corners of the pages. Good .

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Book number: 006941

Catalogue: Mathematics

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Eastman, J.R.

The Neglected Field of Fundamental Astronomy. Address by J.R. Eastman, Vice-President, Section a, Before the Section of Mathematics and Astronomy, American Association for the Advancement of Science, at the Rochester Meeting, August, 1892

Salem, MA, The Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co, 1892. First Edition. Original Wraps. An offprint from the Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vol. XLI 1892. Pages numbered 17-32, not including title page. An address by Eastman delineating the problems in the field of astronomy, caused by "old" and "new" astronomy and the advent of new techniques and technologies. In FAIR condition. Heavy browning to the front cover with some faded spotting, some soiling and other minor wear. Extremities with some minor tears and scuffs. Front cover detached along the upper half of its hinge. General fading to the pages with a few very minor tears in the fore edge margins of the pages. Fair .

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Book number: 002849

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: Astronomy Mathematics Astronomy

Saks, Stanislaw; Banach, Stefan; Young, L.C. (translator)

Theory of the Integral. Second Revised Edition, English Translation. Tom VII of the Monografie Matematyczne Series

Warsaw and New York, Lwow/G.E. Stechert, Publisher, 1937. Wraps. Printed wraps. 347 pp. A rather technical monograph on integrals and mathematics, originally published in Poland in 1930. Stanislaw Saks was a Polish mathematician who focused on theories of functions and functionals. Despite his success and acclaim by colleagues, he never achieved professor status at the University of Lwow. At the outbreak of World War II Saks joined the Polish underground. He was caught by the Gestapo in 1942 and executed. Provenance: this came from a collection of books where some were owned by mathematician James Andrew Clarkson, although there is no indication of ownership in this book. GOOD condition. Heavy fading, mostly along the extremities. Moderate chipping, wrinkling and small tears along the edges. Good .

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Book number: 021764

Catalogue: Mathematics

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Sigler, L.E.

Fibonacci's Liber Abaci. A Translation Into Modern English of Leonardo Pisano's Book of Calculation

New York, Springer, 2003. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 636 pp. English language edition of this work by Fibonacci, in which he introduces the use of Arabic numerals in mathematical calculations instead of Roman numerals. The book then discusses a variety of mathematical problems and their solutions. The work was originally published in 1202. NEAR FINE condition. Light edgewear. Near Fine .

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Book number: 020375

Catalogue: Mathematics

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