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A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary - Containing an Explanation of the Terms, and an Account of the Several Subjects, Comprized under the Heads Mathematics, Astronomy, and Philosophy, Both Natural and Experimental (Paperback)
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A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary - Containing an Explanation of the Terms, and an Account of the Several Subjects, Comprized under the Heads Mathematics, Astronomy, and Philosophy, Both Natural and Experimental (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences, Volume 1
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Born into a Newcastle coal mining family, Charles Hutton
(1737-1823) displayed mathematical ability from an early age. He
rose to become professor of mathematics at the Royal Military
Academy and foreign secretary of the Royal Society. First published
in 1795-6, this two-volume illustrated encyclopaedia aimed to
supplement the great generalist reference works of the
Enlightenment by focusing on philosophical and mathematical
subjects; the coverage ranges across mathematics, astronomy,
natural philosophy and engineering. Almost a century old, the last
comparable reference work in English was John Harris' Lexicon
Technicum. Hutton's work contains many historical and biographical
entries, often with bibliographies, including many for continental
analytical mathematicians who would have been relatively unfamiliar
to British readers. These features make Hutton's Dictionary a
particularly valuable record of eighteenth-century science and
mathematics. Volume 1 ranges from abacist (a user of an abacus) to
the English physician and Newtonian scientist James Jurin.
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Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences, Volume 1 |
Release date: |
2015 |
Authors: |
Charles Hutton
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Dimensions: |
297 x 210 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
690 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-07770-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
History of mathematics
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LSN: |
1-108-07770-6 |
Barcode: |
9781108077705 |
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