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Mathematics

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Sally Brown Math Exercise Book

 Collection — Box BW 60, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16911
Scope and Contents This collection contains one Exercise or Cypher Book created by Sally Brown for a classroom environment in the United States of America between 1786 and 1787. It demonstrates basic mathematical and measurement disciplines specifically geared toward a future of work in a mercantile economy. Various 18th century mathematical procedures and some proofs are showcased throughout the Exercise Book. ...
Dates: 1786-1787

G. Firth mathematic notebook

 Collection — Box BW 57: [Barcode: X032668454], Folder: Folder 001
Identifier: MSS 16893
Content Description This collection contains one paper vellum-bound, handwritten mathematical notebook dated from 1797 to 1799 belonging to G. Firth, a student who attended Butterwick School in the county of Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. The notebook contains eighty-five handwritten pages of calculations and notes. Girth divided the notebook into the following headings: the "Mensuration of Surfaces," "Mensuration of Solids," "Timber Measuring," and "Vaulted and Arched Roofs," written in large calligraphy....
Dates: 1796-1799