George Stubbs his book [manuscript].

[England], 1727.

[107 p. ; 16 x 20 cm

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Great Britain -- England.

FAST ACC 272104

This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It may contain incorrect information. The "FAST ACC" number is a temporary call number. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance. Purchase made possible by The Albert H. and Shirley Small Acquisitions Endowment Fund. Ordered from Samuel Gedge, D9420, 2020-11-23, Cat. 30 item #33. From dealer's description: "33. [MATHEMATICS.] George Stubbs his book. [England.] 1727. Manuscript, ink on paper. 4to (16 x 19.5cm) [107] pages penned over [74] leaves, flyleaves a little dusty with old pen trials (many repeating “George Stubbs his book “ & “1727”), pastedowns a little ragged, one leaf with corner torn away, the manuscript text clear and legible throughout, in original vellum, traces of old ink inscription on cover “George Stubbs ...”, small tear to vellum at corner of rear cover, rubbed but sound. Recording a course of study in mercantile mathematics, this early Georgian manuscript penned by a young man named George Stubbs in 1727 is filled with exercises of the kind that would have been useful for an apprentice merchant being tutored in arithmetical rules accompanied by practical examples of commercial calculations: “a pipe of wine for 50 guyneas what is that p[er] gall[on] ... If 30 pence and 40 groats buy 50 pints of wine what is the cost of 60 quarts in current English coin ... the golden rule or rule of 3 direct ... the rule of three reverse ...the double rule of three direct ... single fellowship ... double fellowship ... alligation medial ... in 27 bags of pepper containing gross 58 h[undredweight] 3q[uarters] 11 lb tare 4lb bag how many bag neat ... aligation alternate ... equation of payments ... practice tables ... company or fellowship ... fellowship with time ... barter or truck ... interest ... discount ... exchange ... A merchant in Rotterdam remits a bill of exchange of 7621 Guilders, 7 Stuivers, to be paid in London. How much Sterling money must the bill of exchange be drawn for, the exchange at 331: 4d ... profit and loss ... fractions vulgar and decimal ... to gauge by the slide ... the description of the quadrant ... a way to make a post dial ...”

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