A New Treatise of the Construction and Use of the Sector. Containing The Solutions of the principal Problems by that admirable Instrument in the Chief Branches of Mathematics .
Published by John Wilcox and Thomas Heath, London, 1729
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: ecbooks, Orkney Islands, United Kingdomecbooks
AbeBooks seller since August 26, 1999
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 710.00
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A very good copy of a scarce work on Mathematics by Samuel Cunn, revised by Edmund Stone, with black and white frontispiece and large folding plate. Cunn is best known for his translation of Euclid's work in to English, and in 1720 he published a 'corrected' edition of Newton's Arithmetica Universalis. Edmund Stone's history is not recorded, other than he was the son of the gardener for the Duke of Argyll's estates. Apparently the Duke discovered him reading Newton's Principia and so sponsored his academic career. His Treatise on Mathematical Instruments was published in 1723 and in 1725 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society. His book 'A New Mathematical Dictionary' was published in 1726. It was in part derived from Latin versions of the works of the German philosopher Christian Wolff. This copy has been recently rebound in half leather and buckram. There are gilt lined raised bands to spine and gilt titles. New endpapers have been added. Contents: 2 blank leaves (unopened); frontispiece plate (which doubles as an advertisement for Thomas Heath); title page; The Revisor to the Reader by Edmund Stone 4pp; Contents listing 2pp; text with decorative headpieces, initial capitals and diagrams in the text 213pp; Finis; publisher's advertisements 3pp; large folding plate; one final blank. The binding is in near fine condition; text with browning toning to edges, a couple of ink corrections to numbers on p 97, and a small ink mark in generally very good condition. The large plate has an extensive repair across the top corner but there is no loss. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A New Treatise of the Construction and Use of the Sector. Containing The Solutions of the principal Problems by that admirable Instrument in the Chief Branches of Mathematics .
- Author
- Samuel Cunn, Edmund Stone
- Publisher
- John Wilcox and Thomas Heath, London
- Publication year
- 1729
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Half-Leather
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Mathematics
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Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
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We are a small online bookselling business specialising in rare and unusual books, generally published before 1900, with a focus on natural history, history, illustrated works and some literature. We are based in the beautiful Orkney Islands and have a specialist Orkney/Shetland section in our listings. We run a bookshop in Orkney - Birsay Books - where we have a wide range of stock from science fiction and fantasy to maritime and, of course, Orkney/Shetland and Scottish material. We take images of all of our books to supplement the online descriptions, and are always happy to provide more on request. When you order from us, we ensure that books are properly packed to protect their condition and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for additional security. Because we are based on an island which depends on ferries and flights for shipping, we can not guarantee 'next day' delivery. We will simply get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.…
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