Search Results: Mathematics from Mare Booksellers

Bucarest: L'Institut D'Arts Graphiques Carol Gobl, 1900. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 50 pp. All text in French. A study of the mathematical concept of equidistance as relating to Euclid's theories. With mathematical formulas and theorems given. GOOD condition. Perhaps ex-library, with small apparent call numbers at the upper left corner of the front cover. No other markings found, with a handwritten slip to a Vermont University laid in. Moderate browning along the extremities, with general fading, minor soiling and a few small stains. Moderate to heavy chipping along the extremities, with some associated creasing and a few minor tears. Interior solid, with a brown stain affecting the top right corners of the pages.

Salem, MA: The Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co, 1892. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fair. An offprint from the Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vol. XLI 1892. Pages numbered 17-32, not including title page. An address by Eastman delineating the problems in the field of astronomy, caused by "old" and "new" astronomy and the advent of new techniques and technologies. In FAIR condition. Heavy browning to the front cover with some faded spotting, some soiling and other minor wear. Extremities with some minor tears and scuffs. Front cover detached along the upper half of its hinge. General fading to the pages with a few very minor tears in the fore edge margins of the pages.

No Place: Institute for Defense Analyses, Publisher, 1960. Cloth. Good. Stated second edition. Red flexible cloth. 427 pp. A collection of essays summarizing various talks or lectures originally given at Cornell in 1957, focusing on mathematics, mathematical theory and logic as relating to mathematics. This includes a piece by Peter Sheridan on the Fortran Automatic Coding System. Sheridan was a key person in the development of the original Fortran compiler, writing a section that parsed algebraic expressions into code, which would help in the evolution and development of the computer. GOOD condition. General uneven fading to the covers. Minor soiling and scuffing. Light bumping and scuffing to the extremities. Interior toned. Slight bumping/curling to the corners.

New York: Stephen A. Kiss, Publisher, 1947. Cloth. Good. Blue cloth. No jacket. 322 pp. A study of the symmetries of certain abstract structures for those interested in the development of 4-class locis and mathematics. The author begins with some philosophical musings on the structure of the universe as experienced by humans, and moves on to discussing sets, etc. GOOD condition. Heavy offsetting/fading to the covers. Minor soiling, scuffing and edgewear, with some fraying at the corners. Minor foxing to the page edges.