Mathematics from Downtown Brown Books, ABAA

Berlin and London: Ferd. D. Dümmler and Asher & Co, 1865. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 559 pages. Translated by the author from the second German edition. Brunnow was a German astronomer who served as the director of the Detroit Observatory from 1854 to 1863, where he introduced advanced European astronomical concepts to the US. He… Read more about this item

Debrecen, Hungary: Gregory Kallai [Per Gregorium Kallai], 1757. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hatvani (1718-1786) was one of the well-known professors of the Calvinist College of Debrecen. His interesting and colorful character stirred the imagination of writers and poets, who invented stories about Hatvani's scientific experiments in order to attribute [to] him magic power. He got the name… Read more about this item