of his Logometria; the Analysis of the Problems in his Scholium Generale; and an Explanation of the Principal Propositions
of Sir Isaac Newton’s Philosophy. By Nicholas Saunderson, LL. D. late Professor of Mathematics in the University of Cambridge. Illustrated with twelve copper plates.
London: printed for
A. Millar;
J. Whiston and
B. White;
L. Davis and
C. Reymers,
mdcclvi
. [1756.]
QA302 .S25
First Edition. 8vo. 168 leaves including the half-title and the last leaf with publisher’s advertisements, 12 folded engraved plates.
Lowndes IV, 2193.
Sotheran 14672.
See no. 3671 above.
[3676]
15
Simpson’s doctrine & application of fluxions.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 110, no. 15, as above.
SIMPSON
, Thomas.
The Doctrine and Application of Fluxions: containing (besides what is common on the subject) a number of New Improvements
in the Theory, and the Solutions of a Variety of New and very Interesting Problems in different Branches of the Mathematics.
By Thomas Simpson, F. R. S. To which is prefixed an Account of his Life. The whole revised and carefully corrected by William Davis, author of ‘A complete treatise on land surveying,’ &c.
London: printed for
H. D. Symonds,
Knight and
Compton, printers, n.d. [
1805.]
QA302 .S5
8vo. 233 leaves.
This edition not in Lowndes.
Sotheran 4396.
Jefferson ordered a copy in 2 vol. 8vo. on October 27, 1812, from
N. G. Dufief of Philadelphia. In his letter requesting Dufief to send this and other books, Jefferson suggests that “
he thinks it probable that Doct
r. Patterson, professor of Mathematics, would be most likely to know where books of that department of science would be probably
found, should M. Dufief be at a loss himself . . .
”
Dufief bought a copy from
Kimber & Conrad on November 4, price $
6.18, and sent it to Jefferson the following day, mentioning in his letter that he had not “manqué de voir Mr Patterson à ce sujet.” The receipt of the book was acknowledged by Jefferson in a letter to Dufief dated from Monticello on December 25, in which
he mentioned: “
. . . I did not expect to find Philadelphia so little furnished with Mathematical books. my own attachment to the exact science
has made them the principal enjoiment of my leisure hours . . .
”
For
Thomas Simpson, see no. 3674 above. The first edition of this work was published in 1750.
William Davis, 1771-1807, English mathematician and bookseller. For other works edited by him see the Index.
[3677]
16
Emerson’s Fluxions.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 109, no. 14, as above.
EMERSON,
William.
The Doctrine of Fluxions: not only explaining the Elements thereof, but also its Application and use in the several parts
of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. The
Second Edition, corrected and greatly enlarged . . .
London: printed for
J. Richardson,
mdcclvii
. [1757.]
QA302 .E53
