A New Mathematical Dictionary: Wherein is contain'd, not only the Explanation of the Bare Terms, But likewise an History of the Rise, Progress, States, Properties, &c. of Things, Both in Pure Mathematics, and Natural Philosophy, So far as these last come under a Mathematical Consideration. The Second Edition, with Large Additions
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London: Printed for J. Senex, W. and J. Innys, J. Osborn, T. Longman, and T. Woodward. 1726. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, 193 x 120 mms., pp. [400], numerous illustrations in text, contemporary tree calf, expertly rebacked in matching calf, gilt rules on spine, red morocco label, a very good to fine copy. With various ownership inscription and annotations: inn a 19th century hand on the front pasted-down end-paper, "Mr Kincaid/ Compliments of/ Emeline M. North"; in an 18th century hand, "Mills" on title-page and "John Mills" twice on recto of following leaf; and marginal notes in ink on leaves about the telescope. Emmeline M. North Whitcomb (d. 1925) American educator, teacher, and President of the Association of Pioneer Women of California. The self-taught mathematician Edmund Stone (1700 - 1768) also learned Latin and Greek in order to read various mathematical works. He published his New Mathematical Dictionary in 1726; this second edition was published two years before he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. Stone's work continued to be of interest to mathematicians throughout the 18th century and into the 19th; for literary scholars, its importance lies in its function as a source used by Dr. Johnson in compiling his Dictionary of the English Language (1755). William Prideaux Courtney and David Nichol Smith: A Bibliography of Samuel Johnson(Oxford, 1915; reprinted 1968), page 44.
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- A New Mathematical Dictionary: Wherein is contain'd, not only the Explanation of the Bare Terms, But likewise an History of the Rise, Progress, States, Properties, &c. of Things, Both in Pure Mathematics, and Natural Philosophy, So far as these last come under a Mathematical Consideration. The Second Edition, with Large Additions
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