The construction of the wonderful canon of logarithms / by John Napier; translated from Latin into English with notes and a catalogue of the various editions of Napier's works, by William Rae Macdonald.
1889
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Title
The construction of the wonderful canon of logarithms / by John Napier; translated from Latin into English with notes and a catalogue of the various editions of Napier's works, by William Rae Macdonald.
Uniform title
Mirifici logarithmorum canonis constructio. English. 1889
Created/published
Edinburgh ; London : W. Blackwood, 1889.
Description
[xii]-xix, 169 p. ; 23 cm
Associated name
Note
In: Mathematics, 1850-1910, in the Mathematics Collection, Brown University Library. Reel no. 7191. Item no. 10.
"The printing and form of the book follow the original edition of 1619 as closely as a translation will allow"--cf. Introd.
"The printing and form of the book follow the original edition of 1619 as closely as a translation will allow"--cf. Introd.
Bibliography, etc.
"A catalogue of the works of John Napier of Merchiston, to which are added a note of some early logarithmic tables and other works of interest, compiled by William Rae Macdonald": p. [101]-169.
Call number
QA33.N4 E5 1889
Folger-specific note
Archibald Hewat copy.