Arithmetical Books from the Invention of Printing to the Present Time - Being Brief Notices of a Large Number of Works Drawn Up from Actual Inspection (Paperback)

In the preface to this work, mathematician Augustus De Morgan (1806 71) claims that 'The most worthless book of a bygone day is a record worthy of preservation.' His purpose in writing this catalogue, published in 1847, was to provide an accurate record of the early history of publishing on arithmetic, but describing only those books which he had examined himself. He surveyed the library of the Royal Society, works in the British Museum, the wares of specialist booksellers, and the private collections of himself and his friends to compile a chronological list of books from 1491 to 1846 (the final book being a work of his own), giving bibliographical details, a description of the contents, and sometimes comments on the mathematics on display. De Morgan's Formal Logic and a Memoir of Augustus De Morgan by his widow are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection."

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics
Release date:	August 2014
Authors:	Augustus De Morgan
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	162
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07095-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics
LSN:	1-108-07095-7
Barcode:	9781108070959

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