Tables of logarithms for All Numbers from 1 to 102100, and For the Sines and Tangents to every ten seconds of each degree in the Quadrant; as also, for the Sines of the first 72 minutes to every single second: with Other useful and necessary tables

GARDINER, William

Verlag: Printed for the Author.by G. Smith, London, 1742

Beschreibung

[6],14,[74];[152]pp. With a list of subscribers and an errata slip. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, gilt supralibros of the La Rochefoucauld family to both boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Rubbed and a trifle marked. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, ink-stamp of the Château de La Roche-Guyon to title page, inked inscription of the author to final page of preface. The first edition of land surveyor and mathematics tutor William Gardiner's (1710- c.1769) highly regarded, and remarkably accurate tables of logarithms. Although they contained some errors, they were used as the basis for many subsequent publications in the field - most notably those of Francois Callet (Paris, 1795). Gardiner himself discovered several errors and offered to correct them by hand should owners wish to send their copies to him. Additionally, he offered a reward of a quite staggering £50 for the discovery of further mistakes. From the recently dispersed library of Erwin Tomash (1921-2012), American engineer recognised for his early pioneering work with computer equipment peripherals. His library consisted of over 3,000 books and manuscripts relevant to the history of computation, from medieval and renaissance works on arithmetic, finger-reckoning and the abacus, to the birth in the twentieth century of theoretical and practical computer science under Alan Turing. ESTC T102269, Tomash Size: Quarto. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers AQ18632

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Titel: Tables of logarithms for All Numbers from 1 ...

Verlag: Printed for the Author.by G. Smith, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1742

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: First edition.