29th Apr, 2025 10:00
Fine Paintings & Sculpture, Fine Art & Antiques
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Simpson (Thomas) A new Treatise of Fluxions
Simpson (Thomas) A new Treatise of Fluxions: wherein The direct and inverse Method are demonstrated after a New, clear, and concise Manner, with their Application to Physics and Astronomy: also The Doctrine of Infinite Series ... Together with a Variety of New and curious Problems, London: Thomas Gardner for the Author, 1737, first edition, small 4to, contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, letterspress title, red library stamp for 'Mercantile Library New York' to several pages, 'Philomath' inscribed in neat hand on title verso
Footnote:Thomas Simpson (1710-1761) was a self-trained English mathematician. Simpson’s ability in mathematics earned him a membership in The Royal Society and eventually, in 1743, a professorship at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich.
Simpson (Thomas) A new Treatise of Fluxions: wherein The direct and inverse Method are demonstrated after a New, clear, and concise Manner, with their Application to Physics and Astronomy: also The Doctrine of Infinite Series ... Together with a Variety of New and curious Problems, London: Thomas Gardner for the Author, 1737, first edition, small 4to, contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, letterspress title, red library stamp for 'Mercantile Library New York' to several pages, 'Philomath' inscribed in neat hand on title verso
Thomas Simpson (1710-1761) was a self-trained English mathematician. Simpson’s ability in mathematics earned him a membership in The Royal Society and eventually, in 1743, a professorship at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich.
Board detached and chipped, spine dry, worn and flaking, pages toned, front pastedown with various inscriptions title with repaired tear left upper corner, ink and pencil marks on title and a little soiled. Some pages detached, ink smudges, scattered marginal notes, last two leaves loose and chipped. Endpapers and first and last few pages browned and chipped, not collated. A few pages with page numbers redrawn in ink. Title, i-iv, 5-216
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Auction: Fine Paintings & Sculpture, Fine Art & Antiques, 29th Apr, 2025
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