Difference between revisions of "Treatise of Algebra (Simpson)"
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|shorttitle=A Treatise of Algebra | |shorttitle=A Treatise of Algebra | ||
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|author=Thomas Simpson | |author=Thomas Simpson | ||
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|publoc=London | |publoc=London | ||
| − | |publisher=Printed for | + | |publisher=Printed for J. Nourse |
| − | |year= | + | |year=1767 |
| − | | | + | |pages=[10], 402 |
| − | | | + | |desc=Duodecimo (20 cm.) |
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| + | [[File:SimpsonTreatiseOfAlgebra1767 Bookplate.jpg|left|thumb|200px|<center>Bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst, front pastedown.</center>]] | ||
The title gives much of the descriptive information about what this book contains. Much like many of the mathematical works in the Wythe library, there is a focus on educational distillation of mathematical theorems into simplified forms. The prevalence of these type of mathematical texts in this collection speaks largely to Wythe's role as a teacher. <ref> Thomas Simpson, ''A Treatise of Algebra'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=qegL4BPfAVIC&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=A+Treatise+of+Algebra+Wherein+the+Fundamental+Principles+are+Fully+and+Clearly+Demonstrated,+...+to+Which+is+Added,+the+Construction+of+a+Great+Number+of+Geometrical+Problems&source=bl&ots=y9K8CTmvAa&sig=4GrK1bTcUTGwa927TdflpeCEr2c&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBWoVChMI9JnK06GNyAIVgik-Ch17JQsp#v=onepage&q=A%20Treatise%20of%20Algebra%20Wherein%20the%20Fundamental%20Principles%20are%20Fully%20and%20Clearly%20Demonstrated%2C%20...%20to%20Which%20is%20Added%2C%20the%20Construction%20of%20a%20Great%20Number%20of%20Geometrical%20Problems&f=false] </ref> | The title gives much of the descriptive information about what this book contains. Much like many of the mathematical works in the Wythe library, there is a focus on educational distillation of mathematical theorems into simplified forms. The prevalence of these type of mathematical texts in this collection speaks largely to Wythe's role as a teacher. <ref> Thomas Simpson, ''A Treatise of Algebra'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=qegL4BPfAVIC&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=A+Treatise+of+Algebra+Wherein+the+Fundamental+Principles+are+Fully+and+Clearly+Demonstrated,+...+to+Which+is+Added,+the+Construction+of+a+Great+Number+of+Geometrical+Problems&source=bl&ots=y9K8CTmvAa&sig=4GrK1bTcUTGwa927TdflpeCEr2c&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBWoVChMI9JnK06GNyAIVgik-Ch17JQsp#v=onepage&q=A%20Treatise%20of%20Algebra%20Wherein%20the%20Fundamental%20Principles%20are%20Fully%20and%20Clearly%20Demonstrated%2C%20...%20to%20Which%20is%20Added%2C%20the%20Construction%20of%20a%20Great%20Number%20of%20Geometrical%20Problems&f=false] </ref> | ||
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
| + | [[File:SimpsonTreatiseOfAlgebra1767P330ProblemXV.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<center>Problem XV, page 330.</center>]] | ||
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| + | ==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ||
| + | Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/albums/72157685884121062 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://catalog.libraries.wm.edu:443/01COWM_WM:EVERYTHING:01COWM_WM_ALMA21757049050003196 William & Mary's online catalog.] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 2 March 2018
by Thomas Simpson
| A Treatise of Algebra | |
 Title page from A Treatise of Algebra, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
| Author | Thomas Simpson |
| Published | London: Printed for J. Nourse |
| Date | 1767 |
| Edition | Third, revised |
| Language | English |
| Pages | [10], 402 |
| Desc. | Duodecimo (20 cm.) |
| Location | Shelf A-4 |
The title gives much of the descriptive information about what this book contains. Much like many of the mathematical works in the Wythe library, there is a focus on educational distillation of mathematical theorems into simplified forms. The prevalence of these type of mathematical texts in this collection speaks largely to Wythe's role as a teacher. [1]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Images of the library's copy of this book are available on Flickr. View the record for this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
