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1814021569London: for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1814. Octavo. Improved with many additions and observation by Hutton. Four Volumes in Two Four Title pages 98 plates on 97 leavessome folding with 4 manuscript pages bound inmathematical some plates hand coloredmost likely by previous owner Hutton was an English mathematician and surveyo. He was a professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich and he was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Bound in 3/4 maroon polished calf over marbled paper covered boards raised bands with compartments lettered and decorated in gilt joints and corners rubbed some toning or scattered foxing to plates text clean. A good set of this scarce work. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown unknown
1848016849France 1848. Rare newspaper. 389 issues each issue circa 4pp. From Saturday 15th April 1848 to Thursday 31st May 1849. Lacking 9 issues. Bound in 2 volumes. Bindings heavily worn text bloch detached from one volume. Some occasional tears a couple of issues defective some occasional staining. Overall pages in good clean condition. F. Near Very Good. Folio. unknown
181440356London: Longman et al. 1814. Complete English Edition. 8vo pp. ii xxvi 380; ii xvi 390; ii xii 424; ii xii 440. Bound in contemporary 3/4 calf gilt spine gilt in compartments with morocco labels bit rubbed generally a fresh attractive set. Hall Old Conjuring Books 165-166. A French mathematician born at Bouligneux Ain 1640 Ozanam died in Paris in 1717. He came of a rich family which had converted from Judiasm to Catholicism.Though he began the study of theology to please his father he was more strongly attracted to mathematics which he mastered without the aid of a teacher. His mathematical publications were numerous and well received. Recreations translated later into English and well known today was published in 1694. He was elected member of the Academy of Sciences in 1701. See The Catholic Encyclopaedia. Includes sections on arithmetic mechanics optics acoustics astronomy navigation pyrotechnics magnetism etc. Longman et al. unknown books
