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Mathematics, compiled from the best authors and intended to be the text-book of the course of private lectures on these sciences in the University at Cambridge [electronic resource] / Under the direction of Samuel Webber, A.M. A.A.S. Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. ; In two volumes.--Vol. I[-II]. ; Copy right secured

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Boston : Printed for the University at Cambridge, by Thomas & Andrews, 1801.
Physical Description
2 volumes : illustrations ; 22 cm
Additional Creators
Webber, Samuel, 1759-1810 and Harvard University
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Contents
[Vol. 1] Arithmetic -- Logarithms -- Algebra -- Geometry -- [v. 2] Plane trigonometry -- Mensuration of superficies -- Mensuration of solids -- Gauging -- Heights and distances -- Surveying -- Navigation -- Conic sections -- Dialing -- Spherical geometry -- Spherical trigonometry -- Spherical astronomy, or, Application of spherics to astronomy.
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"The authors of most of the branches are Dr. Hutton and Mr. Bonnycastle; the navigation is principally from that of Mr. Nicholson; and considerable use has been made of a manuscript, Mole's Algebra, and the Works of Emerson."--Advertisement, v. 1, p. [iii].
NUC pre-1956 and Shaw & Shoemaker entry 1627 both incorrectly assert that only vol. 1 was published.
Vol. 1: viii, [1], 10-426 p.; v. 2: [5], 10-610, [2] p.
Error in paging: v. 1, p. 317, 319 misnumbered 117, 119.
"Errata."--v. 2, p. [609]-610. "Additional errata."--v.2, p. [611-612].
This title may also be available on microopaque as part of the collection Early American imprints, Second series (New York: Readex Microprint Corp., 1964- ).
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Reproduction Note
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 1627).
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Shaw, R.R. American bibliography 1627
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