Epitome arithmeticae practica

CLAVIUS, Christoph

Verlag: Dominici Basae, Roma, 1583

Plein vélin rigide du dix-neuvième siècle, dos lisse portant la pièce de titre. Un volume petit in-8 (157x101 mm), 219-(13) pages. Petites restaurations en marge extérieure de la page 41 et en bas du dernier feuillet. Edition originale. Christopher Clavius était un mathématicien et astronome allemand. Il est principalement connu pour avoir établi les bases du nouveau calendrier Grégorien. Son arithmétique pratique est connu pour avoir influencé René Descartes et Gottfried Leibniz. References : Honeyman [II, 710], Smith [p.375-378 : "This work is an attempt at a practical arithmetic. It is conservative in treatment, the applications being confined, as was the custom, largely to the rule of three . it was influential in the classical schools"] The Erwin Tomash Library on the History of Computing [ C95 (ed. 1613. ) : "This arithmetic deals with the standard operations and applications and is described by Smith (Rara) as being a model of good arrangement ? conservative in treatment?.applications confined to the rule of three. It was first issued in Latin in 1583"]. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________ENGLISH_DESCRIPTION : Nineteenth-century full stiff vellum, flat spine, title in gilt on lettering-piece. Small 8vo (157x101 mm), 219-(13) pages. Minor repairs on margin of page 41 and at the bottom of the last leaf. First edition of this work which is known to have influenced Descartes and Leibniz. References : Honeyman [II, 710], Smith [p.375-378 : "This work is an attempt at a practical arithmetic. It is conservative in treatment, the applications being confined, as was the custom, largely to the rule of three . it was influential in the classical schools"] The Erwin Tomash Library on the History of Computing [ C95 (ed. 1613. ) : "This arithmetic deals with the standard operations and applications and is described by Smith (Rara) as being a model of good arrangement ? conservative in treatment?.applications confined to the rule of three. It was first issued in Latin in 1583"]. 199g. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers M3478

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Titel: Epitome arithmeticae practica
Verlag: Dominici Basae, Roma
Erscheinungsdatum: 1583
Einband: Couverture rigide
Zustand: Bon
Auflage: Edition originale.