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Mathematical Tables - Containing the Common, Hyperbolic, and Logistic Logarithms (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,353
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Mathematical Tables - Containing the Common, Hyperbolic, and Logistic Logarithms (Paperback): Charles Hutton, Olinthus Gregory

Mathematical Tables - Containing the Common, Hyperbolic, and Logistic Logarithms (Paperback)

Charles Hutton, Olinthus Gregory

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics

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Prior to the advent of computers, no mathematician, physicist or engineer could do without a volume of tables of logarithmic and trigonometric functions. These tables made possible certain calculations which would otherwise be impossible. Unfortunately, carelessness and lazy plagiarism meant that the tables often contained serious errors. Those prepared by Charles Hutton (1737 1823) were notable for their reliability and remained the standard for a century. Hutton had risen, by mathematical ability, hard work and some luck, from humble beginnings to become a professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy. His mathematical work was distinguished by utility rather than originality, but his contributions to the teaching of the subject were substantial. This seventh edition was published in 1858 with additional material by Olinthus Gregory (1774 1841). The preliminary matter will be of interest to any modern-day reader who wishes to know how calculation was done before the electronic computer.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics
Release date: October 2012
First published: October 2012
Authors: Charles Hutton • Olinthus Gregory
Dimensions: 244 x 170 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 442
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-05402-7
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics
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LSN: 1-108-05402-1
Barcode: 9781108054027

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