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  • Fourth printing, an exceptional copy of Foundations of Potential Theory by Oliver Dimon Kellog, in a beautiful example of the dust jacket.
    Fourth printing, an exceptional copy of Foundations of Potential Theory by Oliver Dimon Kellog, in a beautiful example of the dust jacket.

    KELLOG, Oliver Dimon.
    Foundations of Potential Theory. 1970.
    £250.00

  • The first edition of philosopher Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples's condensed version of Boethius's De Arithmetica (On Arithmetic), published by Hneri Estienne in 1503.
    The first edition of philosopher Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples's condensed version of Boethius's De Arithmetica (On Arithmetic), published by Hneri Estienne in 1503.

    BOETHIUS; D'ÉTAPLE, Lefèvre; BOVELLES, J. & C.; CLICHTOVE, J.
    Epitome compendiosaq(ue) introductio in libros Arithmeticos diui Seuerini Boetij: 1503.
    £7,500.00

  • First edition of the first work on the theory of matrices, Memoire on the Theory of Matrices, published in 1858 by the founder of the field, Arthur Cayley.
    First edition of the first work on the theory of matrices, Memoire on the Theory of Matrices, published in 1858 by the founder of the field, Arthur Cayley.

    CAYLEY, Arthur.
    Memoire on the Theory of Matrices. 1858.
    £2,000.00

  • First edition of Pierre Simon Laplace's Traité de Mécanique Céleste (Treatise on Celestial Mechanics), published between 1799 and 1825.
    First edition of Pierre Simon Laplace's Traité de Mécanique Céleste (Treatise on Celestial Mechanics), published between 1799 and 1825.

    LAPLACE, Pierre Simon, Marquis de.
    Traité de Mécanique Céleste. AN VII [1799] - AN XI 1802; Courcier, AN XIII, 1805; Huzard-Courcier, AN XIII 1805; Bachelier, 1825.
    £15,000.00

  • The very rare first edition of John Graunt's Natural and Political Observations... upon the Bills of Mortality, the 1662 book that founded demography and medical statistics.
    The very rare first edition of John Graunt's Natural and Political Observations... upon the Bills of Mortality, the 1662 book that founded demography and medical statistics.

    GRAUNT, John.
    Natural and Political Observations Mentioned in a Following Index, 1662.
    £65,000.00

  • Second edition of Essai sur la Théorie des Nombres by Adrien Marie Legendre, with the first supplement.
    Second edition of Essai sur la Théorie des Nombres by Adrien Marie Legendre, with the first supplement.

    LEGENDRE, Adrien Marie.
    Essai sur la Théorie des Nombres [with] Supplément a l'essai sur la Théorie des Nombres. 1808; 1816.
    £2,000.00

  • An attractive 11-volume set of nineteenth-century scientific and mathematical treatises, including works by Avogadro, Cauchy, and Legendre, among others.
    An attractive 11-volume set of nineteenth-century scientific and mathematical treatises, including works by Avogadro, Cauchy, and Legendre, among others.

    AVOGADRO, Amadeo; BELLANI, Angelo, et al; CAUCHY, Augustin-Louis; LEGENDRE, Adrien Marie; MONGE, Gaspard; PRONY, Gaspard de.
    Set of nineteenth-century scientific and mathematical treatises, comprising: 1810-1841.
    £18,750.00

  • First edition of rare title Szemléletes Geometria (Visual Geometry) by prominent Hungarian mathematician Ferenc Kárteszi.
    First edition of rare title Szemléletes Geometria (Visual Geometry) by prominent Hungarian mathematician Ferenc Kárteszi.

    Kárteszi, Ferenc.
    Szemléletes Geometria. 1966.
    £350.00

  • First edition of Face to Face with China by Harold Rattenbury, illustrated with photos by Cecil beaton and charts by Otto and Marie Neurath's Isotype Institute.
    First edition of Face to Face with China by Harold Rattenbury, illustrated with photos by Cecil beaton and charts by Otto and Marie Neurath's Isotype Institute.

    [NEURATH, Otto & Marie]; RATTENBURY, Harold; BEATON, Cecil.
    Face to Face with China. 1945.
    £100.00

  • First edition of a revolutionary work in mathematics and decision theory, Abraham Wald's Sequential Analysis, in the uncommon dust jacket.
    First edition of a revolutionary work in mathematics and decision theory, Abraham Wald's Sequential Analysis, in the uncommon dust jacket.

    WALD, Abraham.
    Sequential Analysis. 1947.
    £1,250.00

  • Cotes was a close friend of Sir Isaac Newton's who proofread the second edition of the <em>Principia</em>.
    Cotes was a close friend of Sir Isaac Newton's who proofread the second edition of the <em>Principia</em>.

    COTES, Roger; SMITH, Robert.
    Hydrostatical and Pneumatical Lectures. 1747.
    £450.00

  • An early edition of <em>Mathematical Tables</em>, a comprehensive work that covers logarithms from 1 to 101,000.
    An early edition of <em>Mathematical Tables</em>, a comprehensive work that covers logarithms from 1 to 101,000.

    BRIGGS, Henry; WALLIS, John; HALLEY, Edmond; SHARP, Abraham.
    Mathematical Tables, 1717.
    £875.00

  • The first and only English edition of this work on algebra, translated from the Latin edition of 1693 that was also published in London.
    The first and only English edition of this work on algebra, translated from the Latin edition of 1693 that was also published in London.

    ALEXANDER, Johannes.
    A Synopsis of Algebra. 1709.
    £750.00

  • A series of essays concerning mathematical instruments and their uses, written by the mathematical instruments maker to King George III.
    A series of essays concerning mathematical instruments and their uses, written by the mathematical instruments maker to King George III.

    ADAMS, George; JONES, William.
    Geometrical and Graphical Essays, 1797.
    £800.00

  • Second edition of Summa de Arithmetica by Luca Pacioli, the first mathematical encyclopaedia of the Renaissance.
    Second edition of Summa de Arithmetica by Luca Pacioli, the first mathematical encyclopaedia of the Renaissance.

    PACIOLI, Luca.
    Summa de arithmetica. 1523.
    £135,000.00

  • An attractive mathematical workbook made in 1759 emphasising calculations in trade, currency exchange, and farming, likely by Richard Beale Senior of Biddenden, Kent.
    An attractive mathematical workbook made in 1759 emphasising calculations in trade, currency exchange, and farming, likely by Richard Beale Senior of Biddenden, Kent.

    BEALE, Richard.
    His Summing Book. May 9. 1759. 1759.
    £500.00

  • First collected edition of mathematician Oronce Finé's Protomathesis, a beautifully illustrated publication encompassing arithmetic, geometry, cosmography, and sundials.
    First collected edition of mathematician Oronce Finé's Protomathesis, a beautifully illustrated publication encompassing arithmetic, geometry, cosmography, and sundials.

    FINÉ, Oronce.
    Protomathesis: 1532 [part titles of 'De geometria' dated 1530 and of 'De solaribus horologiis' 1531].
    £50,000.00

  • First English language edition of the most famous book of its type, Nicolas Bion's Construction & Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments, published in 1723.
    First English language edition of the most famous book of its type, Nicolas Bion's Construction & Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments, published in 1723.

    BION, Nicolas & STONE, Edmund.
    The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments. 1723.
    £2,000.00

  • The 1607 second edition of the maritime classic Nautica Mediterranea by Bartolomeo Crescenzi, with the rare portolan chart of the Mediterranean.
    The 1607 second edition of the maritime classic Nautica Mediterranea by Bartolomeo Crescenzi, with the rare portolan chart of the Mediterranean.

    CRESCENZI, Bartolomeo.
    Nautica Mediterranea. 1607.
    £37,500.00

  • A charming 19th century mathematics workbook focused on sophisticated entreprenurial calculations, completed by John Horsfall, son of a Yorkshire textile magnate.
    A charming 19th century mathematics workbook focused on sophisticated entreprenurial calculations, completed by John Horsfall, son of a Yorkshire textile magnate.

    HORSFALL, John [William].
    Workbook of sophisticated mathematics by a textile factory scion, with allegorical animal illustrations. September 26, 1870.
    £2,750.00

  • Dialling greatly enlarged upon the earlier treatment The Art of Dialling by William Leybourn. Contains a long section on the making & decoration of dials.
    Dialling greatly enlarged upon the earlier treatment The Art of Dialling by William Leybourn. Contains a long section on the making & decoration of dials.

    LEYBOURN, William.
    Dialling, Plain, Concave, Convex [&c.] 1700.
    £2,500.00

  • An excellent example. Gaspard Monge invented descriptive geometry, the science of presenting a three dimensional object on a two dimensional plane.
    An excellent example. Gaspard Monge invented descriptive geometry, the science of presenting a three dimensional object on a two dimensional plane.

    MONGE, Gaspard.
    Feuilles d'analyse appliquée a la Géométrie... An 9 [1801].
    £1,250.00

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