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Guide to Mathematics Manuscripts circa 1750s

Descriptive Summary

Title:	Mathematics Manuscripts
Dates:	circa 1750s
Manuscript Number:	Crerar Ms 156
Size:	2 volumes
Repository:	Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.
Abstract:	Manuscript text on mathematics. Illustrated with colored diagrams. Volume One: "Spherical Geometry, or Stereographic Problems." Volume Two: "Algebra."

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Citation

When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Mathematics Manuscripts, Crerar Ms 156, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library

Scope Note

Manuscript text in two volumes, on mathematics. Illustrated with colored diagrams. Volume One: "Spherical Geometry, or Stereographic Problems." Volume Two: "Algebra." Ex libris: "W. Heffer from W. Heffer-Sons, Ltd., Cambridge." Bound in contemporary one-quarter leather over marbled boards.

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Subject Headings

Geometry -- Early works to 1800
Algebra -- Early works to 1800
Mathematics -- Early works to 1800
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INVENTORY

Crerar Ms 155