Mathematics

Opava, Czech Republic: Silesian University. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 8072481045 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. ; Mathematical Publications; Vol. 2; B&W Illustrations; 217 pages .

Chicago IL: American School of Correspondence, 1921. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Set of four books, parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the course. Preserved in each book is the certificate of completion (certified exam grade form, from the school) of the previous owner (circa 1921). He passed the course. All are intact with some general wear. Typed name of previous owner attached to endpapers of each book. Some beginning binding weakness. Red hardcovers with some wear and age toning, edge bumps, etc. All together a nicely preserved complete set of this coursework.

Herschel, William. On The Quantity and Velocity Of Solar Motion. London, W. Bulmer and Co. From Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1806. Thin 4to, size approx 220mm x 280mm. Recent brown cloth hardcover with label to front. Pp 32, 6 plates, 2. [pages 205- 237, plates IV-IX as referenced within text]. All pages bright and clean, plates have light foxing. Paper read on February 27, 1806 to the Royal Society estimating the speed of the Suns travel through space.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. 151 pages: 6.25 x 9.5 in.: 1.4: Vol. 2: KB#005956: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Stated First Edition. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Copy is NOT ex-library; but rather a beautiful Very Good to Near Fine condition volume, with a Very Good dustjacket, which is lightly worn along the edges. "The Ages Of Mathematics is a nonmathematical survey in four volumes which deals with the history of mathematics from its simplest beginnings to its modern complexities. Written in a lively, conversational way, these books are necessary and not-to-be-missed readings for the young mathematician. " .

Baltimore, MD: Eureka Publishing Co., 1902. Softcover, [iii], 43 pages, printed on one side (recto) only. Very Good condition. Size 7.375"x5.25". Wrappers have moderate aging, previous owner's name & notation on front. Title page has light soiling/wear, interior text else Near Fine, clean and unmarked.. Very Good.

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. SUB-TITLE: The Foundations of Probability and Its Applications. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. BAYESIAN RATIONALITY Chapter 1. Rational Decisions; Chapter 2. Twenty-seven Principles of Rationality; Chapter 3. 46656 Varieties of Bayesians; Chapter 4. The Bayesian Influence, or How to Sweep Subjectivism under the Carpet; PART II. PROBABILITY Chapter 5. Which Comes First, Probability or Statistics; Chapter 6. Kinds of Probability; Chapter 7. Subjective Probability as the Measure of a Non-measurable Set; Chapter 8. Random Thoughts about Randomness; Chapter 9. Some History of the Hierarchical Bayesian Methodology; Chapter 10. Dynamic Probability, Computer Chess, and the… Read More

Santa Cruz: Aerial Press, Inc. Spine Lightly Chipped. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. SUB-TITLE: Part 3: Global Behavior; with 136 illustrations. CONTENTS: Preface; Historical Introduction; Ch. 1 Global Phase Portraits; Ch. 2 Generic Properties; Ch. 3 Structural Stability; Ch. 4. Heteroclinic Tangles; Ch. 5. Homoclinic Tangles; Ch. 6 Nontrivial Recurrence; Notes; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: Dynamics is emerging as an important conceptual scheme, unifying the sciences--physical, biological, and social--in a common geometric model. This book, the first of a series of four, introduces the basic concepts of dynamics, through the most important applications from 1600 to 1950. The following volumes describe the recent progress in the subject. All four are written for a general audience, without the assumption of extensive training in math or the sciences. Visual… Read More

Freddy And The Clockwork Twin. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Copyright 1937. A Borzoi Book. Doesn't state 1st. USED. From private owner. Bright Yellow Gibraltar Binding. Good+ Condition/ No DJ included. A clean, bright solid copy.

(Première série) 100 expériences. 246 pp. 21,3x15,3 cm. Librairie Larousse, Paris, s.d. (c.1890)
--- Cloth-bound, with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Edgewear and discolouration on covers. Tight binding. Pages bright and clean. Unmarked. Illustrated with engravings.
--- Arthur Good (1853 - 1928), ingénieur français des Arts et manufactures, a écrit, à la fin du xixe siècle, sous le pseudonyme de Tom Tit, des articles hebdomadaires dans "L'Illustration" sous le titre " La Science amusante ", illustrés par des gravures de Louis Poyet. Ces rubriques hebdomadaires proposaient des explications concernant des expériences de physique exécutées à l'aide d'objets usuels, des démonstrations de théorèmes géométriques connus à l'aide d'objets divers, des récréations ou jeux scientifiques, de petits travaux d'amateurs, des tours de ficelles…

Academic Pr, y. 1983-11. 123634806. Good. Previous owners name in pencil on first end page

Richmond, VA: J. W. Fergusson & Son, 1885. Hardcover. Good -. A Newly-Discovered Method for attaining Results, without having recourse to a Multiplicity of Figures, and thereby reducing to a Minimum the Possibility of Errors in a variety of calculations made daily in the interest of Railroads, Steamship Lines, Merchants, Bankers and Manufacturers, and proving upon trial a desirable help to all having the duties of an Accountant to perform." 67 p.: tables; 24 cm. Black cloth with gilt-stamped cover title: Tucker's Compendium. Grey endpapers. Title page verso indicates that this is copy number 150, signed "S. J. Tucker." Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper: "J. E. Kantner Nov 28th 1886 Richmond, Va." Little is known about Sylvester J. Tucker, who filed patents in 1878 for a new and improved revenue register, and in 1884 for a percentage calculator. Only two copies of Tucker's Compendium of Rapid Calculations are listed in WorldCat. Very scarce. In Good- Condition: lacking cloth over… Read More

75 Pages.This is an early book regarding the complex subject of Differential Calculus. The book's exterior has worn areas on all four corners, at the top and bottom of the spine, and wearing areas on the top and bottom and the right edges of the book and lastly the rear cover has some white paint speckles on it. The interior book, however, outside of the browning of its pages, has no further visible distractions, detriments, or extraneous markings throughout it and thus all printing is in a very well-preserved and readable condition and the book's bindings remain tight and therefore sound.If you order this =book from us, it will be carefully wrapped up, padded, boxed, and then sent right away to you and will come with our genuine appreciation for your interest and your order.

New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 569 pages. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. Minimal wear to the binding. A sound, clean copy. Contains a few photographs and figures as well as mathematical equations. A nice copy. Scarce in hardback.

This appears to be a first edition that was rebound many years ago. The only publication date shown is 1808). The pages, binding and print are consistent with a 200 year old book. The front cover has separated from the binding. However, the cord binding is still tight. There is foxing on many of the pages; however, all the pages seem to be easy to read. There is a pull-down chart at the beginning of the book which is still whole with only light foxing. (see photos). The book is entirely in French.
Book will be priority mailed for domestic sales.

NY: John Wiley and Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Owner's name (Henry H. Van Cleef) in . fountain pen on the front free endpaper.. 1888. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Dark green embossed pebbled cloth. xvi, 469pp. Mathematical formula illustrations. Early study of differential calculus. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .