Mansfield Jared (4 results)
Language: English
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Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, , IndiaS N Books World
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 376. A perfect gift… for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1801 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 376.
Published by New-Haven, Printed by William W. Morse 1802
- Hardcover
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.Sequitur Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Good
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Bound in contemporary acid calf. A few scrapes to cover. Scattered foxing. Institutional book plate and stamps from Olivet College. Covers a variety of subjects including algebra, theory of gunnery, and astronomy. Mansfield was an early American educator and mathematician. This book brought him to the… attention of President Thomas Jefferson, who appointed Mansfield captain of Engineers so he could teach as a professor at the West Point military academy. Jefferson later appointed Mansfield to the post of Surveyor General for Ohio. x, [2], 274, [50] pages : 13 folded leaves of plates : illustrations. Contents: Of negative quantities in algebra. --Goniometrical properties. --Nautical astronomy. --Orbicular motion. --Investigation of the loci. --Fluxionary analysis. --Theory of gunnery. --Theory of the moon. --Appendix: New tables for computing the latitude and longitude at sea by means of double altitudes and lunar distances.
Published by William W. Morse (printer), New Haven 1801
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.Bryn Mawr Bookstore
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Leather Bound. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. 1st Edition. Octavo. Pp.x [2] 274 + [14] + [24]ff. The subjects are: Negative Quantities in Algebra, Goniometrical Properties, Nautical Astronomy, Longitude, Orbicular Motion, Investigation of the Loci, Fluxionary Analysis, Theory of Gunnery, and Theory… of the Moon. With 14 folding diagrams, logarithms and other tables. There is no date on the title page, but an early owner has penciled in "1801." Mansfield's name is not on the title page, but is on the Preface. He was Surveyor General under Jefferson, and Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at West Point. A good copy, with some toning to the logarithm tables, and a few spots of light foxing here and there. In leather boards, rubbed and stained, with red leather spine label.
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Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, , IndiaTrue World of Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1818 edition.… NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 13 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.
