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| − | 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> |
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by Thomas Simpson
| A Treatise of Algebra | ||
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| Author | Thomas Simpson | |
| Published | London: Printed for John Nourse | |
| Edition | Precise edition unknown | |
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]
