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[003998] . TRANSACTIONS OF VASSAR BROTHERS' INSTITUTE And Its Scientific Section 1887-1890. ill. Plate, Figures (line drawings). Poughkeepsie, New York: Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Paper Wraps. Science. Covers Poor.Interior Very Good Vol.5 Part I and II. " Object of the society is to promote education and useful knowledge in the departments of Science, Literature, and Art, by investigating and discussing subjects...by establishing and maintaining a Museum, a Library and a collection of works of art and objects of historic interest ..." Articles by Famous Americans include: CHARLES A. YOUNG - "Nebulae and the Nebular Hypothesis"; and LEROY C. COOLEY-"Limit of Visibility for Minute Masses". Other articles by Henry V. Pelton, President of the Institute, William A. Mowry (Oregon Settlement), W.B. Dwight, C.B. Warring (Mathematics & Gyroscope), Gilbert Van Ingen, Edward Elsworth (Photography), and W. G. Stevenson's Obituary. Frontis. portrait of Stevenson. 192 pp. Front paper cover detached with missing pieces around edges. Title and design on cover intact. ex-mus. numbers/stamp on front top edge. Back cover missing. String tied. Interior is clean, tight and in VG+ condition. Have other "volumes" from Vassar Brothers Institute. $45.00

[003656] . SCIENCE, August 27, 1886. Volume VIII. No. 186. ill. Etching. New York: The Science Company, 1886. Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Paper Wraps. Science. Good Articles by Famous Americans: J. WILLARD GIBBS: Multiple algebra. in Letters to the Editor: WILLIAM NORTH RICE: The eccentricity theory of the glacial period;HENRY B. BAKER: The causation of pneumonia; and E.W.EVANS: The sweating sickness. Another article:"A New Submarine Torpedo Boat" with illustration. ex.mus.numbers on front cover. mildly soiled. watermark along top edge of front cover and on first page top margin inside. watermark at spine hinge. small chipping around edges. Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG. $40.00

[003361] . SCIENCE, August 31, 1883. No. 30.. ill. Etchings, Tables, Graph. Cambridge: The Science Company, 1883. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/4". Paper Wraps. Science. Good Articles: Notes on the Geology of the Troad, by J.S. Diller; Occurrence of Mound-Builders Pipes in New Jersey, by Charles C. Abbott with an illustration; The Igloo of the Innuit. -III. with 9 illustrations; Minnesota Weather; Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Geology of Philadelphia by Henry Carvill Lewis; The Iroquois Book of Rites; The Evidence for evolution in the history of the extinct Mammalia with a table; A classification of the natural sciences by T. Sterry Hunt with a table; Orbit of the great comet of 1882 by Edgar Frisbie; The tornado at Racine, May 18, 1883 ; A Method for the calibration of a galvanometer with an illustration; The utilization of the sun's rays for warming and ventilating apartments by E. S. Morse; New form of selenium cell, with some remarkable electrical discoveries made by its use; 3 articles by B. F. Thomas: A Method of determining the centre of gravity of a mass with an illustration; Two forms of apparatus for Boyle's law with 2 illustrations; and A new heliostat with an illustration; The static telephone by Prof. A. E. Dolbear; Report of the committee on indexing the literature of chemical elements; The kinetic theory of the specific heat of solids and A kinetic theory of melting boiling by H. T. Eddy; On y-dichlordibrompropionic and y-dichlorbromacrylic acids by C.F. Mabery; The sub-aqueous dissociation of certain salts with a graph; Suggestions for computing the speed of chemical reactions; Twelve months of lysimeter record at the New York agricultural experiment station by E.L. Sturtevant; The composition of American wheat and corn with a table; The sotol, A Mexican forage plant; American butters and their adulterations by H. W. Wiley; A Comparison of terr-cotta lumber with other materials; Improvements in shaping-machines; Regularity of flow in double-cylinder rotary pumps; The early History of the North American Continent; and The Remington Type-Writer by Richard A. Proctor with an illustration. pp. 255-298. Covers are advertisements for Photo-Engraving, Park Place, N.Y. and Electrical Test Instruments.. Additional page front and back with advertisements, before articles. ex.-mus. stamp and numbers on front cover. Some small chips on side and bottom edges.Spine split up 6" but covers still intact. overall exterior is Good.. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Around borders some age-toning, not on text. $60.00

[002972] . SIMON NEWCOMB. Memorial Addresses. Philosophical Society of Washington,, 1910. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Biography. Very Good- Memorial Addresses by Charles K. Wead, James Bryce, Milton Updegraff, R.S. Woodward, L.O. Howard, Herbert Putnam, and E.M. Gallaudet. Resolutions Read by O.H. Tittmann. Read before Philosophical Society of Washington, December 4, 1909. Bulletin, Vol. XV, pp. 133-167. pages uncut. mildly faded/soiled covers. ex.-mus stamp and number on front cover, otherwise in VG condition. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Frontis. portrait of Newcomb. $50.00

[002956] . REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE FOR 1899. Philosophical Society of Washington, 1900. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Mathematic. Good Bulletin, Vol..XIV, pp. 1-20. most pages' top edge uncut so interior is Fine. Articles on GEODESY by J.F. Hayford; ASTRONOMY by T.J.J. See; and ASTROPHYSICS by J. G. Hagen. Salmon colored front cover soiled with ex.mus. stamp and numbers.Bottom corner creased with 1/4"x3/4" piece missing. 3/4" tear on back cover. Exterior overall Good. First page of text's bottom corner slightly soiled, only in margin. Otherwise interior is clean, tight and Near Fine. Also have REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE FOR 1900. $50.00

[002955] . REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE FOR 1900. ill. Table. Philosophical Society of Washington, 1901. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Mathematic. Very Good to Very Good+ Bulletin, Vol.XIV, pp. 139-166. pages' top edge uncut so interior is Fine. Articles by Famous Americans on GEODESY by J.F. Hayford; ASTRONOMY by T.J.J. See; ASTROPHYSICS by J. G. Hagen; and PURE MATHEMATICS by F. G. Radelfinger. Salmon colored covers mildly soiled. Spine sunned, tears at bottom to gutters, 1". otherwise VG+. Also have REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE FOR 1899. $50.00

[003512] (Euler). AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ELEMENTS OF ALGEBRA, Designed for the Use of Those Who are Acquainted Only With The First Principles of Arithmetic. Selected from the Algebra of Euler.. ill. Equations. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1828. Third Edition. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9 3/4". Grayish Blue. Math. Good John Farrar writes in the "Introduction", or Advertisement as it is called in the book, "None but those who are just entering upon the study of Mathematics need to be informed of the high character of Euler's Algebra. It has been allowed to hold the very first place among elementary works upon this subject. The author was a man of genius....The author is remarkable also for his illustrations. He teaches by instances. He presents one example after another, each evident by itself, and each throwing some new light upon the subject, till the reader begins to anticipate for himself the truth to be inculcated" Euler was a Swiss mathematician who was tutored by Johann Bernoulli. He worked at the Petersburg Academy and Berlin Academy of Science. Euler was the most prolific mathematical writer of all times finding time (even with his 13 children) to publish over 800 papers in his lifetime. He won the Paris Academy Prize 12 times. Some soiling to grayish blue covers. Covers are intact with a brown spine. Small paper label with "Euler's Algebra"on spine. ex-mus. paper label at spine base. Front spine joint separating 1 1/2". Spine ends rubbed. Corners rubbed to boards. Back cover with large watermark, but doesn't go through. Overall exterior is Good. Griswold College Library bookplate presented by Rev. Dr. Vail on front endpaper. "Numbers" (lib.?) on free endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. 213 pp. uncut. Occasional foxing on some pages but most are clean. Interior is tight and Very Good. $300.00

[004786] Davies, Charles. ELEMENTS OF ALGEBRA ON THE BASIS OF M. BOURDON, EMBRACING STURM'S AND HORNER'S THEOREMS. ill. Equations. New York: American Book Company, 1877. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 ". Leather. Mathematic. Good- Revised and Re-Written. Preface to the Edition of 1877 by A. E. Church. This edition was completed after Charles Davies' illness and death. "In the spring of 1875, Professor Davies proposed that I should join him in a careful revision of his higher Algebra...Such revision would result in a text-book which would fully meet all the requirements of the best teachers of this fundamental branch of Mathematical Science....He (Davies) commenced to direct and superintend the necessary changes in the electrotype plates, and had completed the first 120 pages, when he was interrupted by illness...." 406 pp. Chapters cover: Definitions and Introductory Remarks; Fundamental Operations; Algebraic Fractions; Equations of the First Degree; Square Root and Radicals of the Second Degree; Equations of the Second Degree; Formation of Powers and extraction of Roots; Formation, Properties, and Summation of Series; Logarithms, Interest, Combinations, and Probabilities; General Theory of Equations; and Solution of Numerical Equations. Most pages with numerous equations. Full leather covers. Front cover detached. Covers worn and soiled. Spine worn/rubbed. Two large strips of leather missing. Black leather label with title in gilt. Overall covers are Good-. Marbled page edges. Top page edge soiled. Stamped on front free endpaper and blank page: Private Library of Charles E. Snyder. Interior is clean, tight, and Very Good. Author: Charles Davies, mathematician, was born in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, 22 January 1798; died in Fishkill Landing, New York, 17 September 1876. He was a Professor of Mathematics at West Point, and later a Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy at the University of New York. $30.00

[002960] Littlehales, G.W.. A NEW AND ABRIDGED METHOD OF FINDING THE LOCUS OF GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND THE COMPASS ERROR. ill. Figures (text drawings), Foldout Plates.. Washington: Philosophical Society of Washington, 1903. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Geography. Very Good From Bulletin, Vol.XIV. pp. 233-246. 3 Plates. An eminent mathematician, oceanographer, and civil engineer, Littlehales compiled many publications in navigation, terrestrial magnetism, and oceanography. Salmon paper covers. ex.-mus. stamp and numbers on front cover. Mildly soiled with small tears at bottom edge, otherwise exterior is VG. Interior pages uncut, therefore text is clean, tight and VG+. No tears to plates. $65.00

[004785] Robinson, Horatio N.. NEW ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA; Containing the Rudiments of the Science for Schools and Academies. ill. Equations. Chicago: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman & Co, 1867. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2". Leather. Mathematics. Good Robinson's Mathematical Series. "Within the last twenty years Algebra has been steadily gaining ground and favor as an important branch of education, and it is now taught and studied in all the academies, seminaries, and best public schools in our courntry." 312 pp. Chapters include: Definitions and Notation; Fractions; Simple equations; Powers and Roots; Quadratic Equations; and Progressions and Proportions. Numerous equations per page. Full leather covers. Some scuffing/rubbing. Black leather label with title in gilt on spine. Rubbing to sides of title label so some "first" and "last" letters not clear. Overall covers are Good.Marbled page edges. Front hinge broken on blank page before title page. Several pages with residue from pressed flowers? otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. 2 back pages with penciled equations and explanation. $10.00

[002086] Wentworth, G. A.. PLANE AND SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY. ill. Figures. Boston: Gin, Heath, & Co, 1882. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9 1/4". Dark Olive Cloth. Math. Very Good Mathematical Series. 54 pp. Early textbook with exercises and answers in the back. Includes Table of angles and The Common or Briggs Logarithms of the Natural Numbers, from 1 to 10000. Dark olive covers with black lettering on front and gilt lettering on spine. Slight scuff mark on front and corners mildly bumped. Slight rubbing to spine ends. Exterior is Very Good. Small stain on front endpaper. Front free endpaper torn out?, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. $32.50