The Mathematical Practitioners Of Hanoverian England, 1714-1840

Foreword by D. H. Sadler, Superintendent of H.M. Nautical Almanac Office; Narrative: Transitional Years 1714-1730; A Break-Through, 1730-1740; The Mid-Century, 1740-1760; The New Reign, 1760-1780; The Great Instrument-Makers; The Surveyors and their Contemporaries, 1780-1800; Early Years of the New Century, 1800-1820; The Practitioners Disappear, 1820-1840. Biographies are listed in order by decade. xv, 502 pages, indexes, list of… Read more about this item

London, Cambridge U.P. for Institute of Navigation, 1966 / Redondo Beach (Calif.): The Gemmary, 1989. Hard Cover. xv, 503 p., front., 12 plates (incl. portraits); 23 cm. Sheehy (10th ed.) EF 81: "A narrative of the scientific and technical advances of the period is followed by 2,282 biographical sketches, including teachers, philosophers, and makers of mathematical, optical, and nautical… Read more about this item

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1966.. xv, 502, (1) pp. b/w ills. Sequel to "Tudor and Stuart England" and equally concerned with the application of mathematics to navigation. First edition. Very good condition.

London, Cambridge U.P. for Institute of Navigation, 1966 / Redondo Beach (Calif.): The Gemmary, 1989. Hard Cover. xi, 442 pages, 12 plates (incl. portraits), folded map, facism.; 23 cm. Not only important for mathematics, but for science and technology as well, Taylor's 2282 biographies and bibliographical citations make this of value for any historical work on English science between… Read more about this item

CambridgeUniversityPress. Used - Very Good. 1966. Cloth, octavo, xv and 502 pp. Includes the pamphlet An Index to the Mathematical Practitioners of Hanoverian England 1714-1840. Light chipping to dj. Bright and clean internally, with sturdy binding. (Subject: History of Science.)

Cambridge at the University Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In pictorial jacket, 8vo, 503pp.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1989. FACSIMILE REPRINT. NEAR FINE HARDBACK COPY IN RED BOARDS.

Cambridge Univ Press 1966. hbk 8vo, 502pp lacks dj prev owner's inscrn on fep no dj boards sl shelf worn but spine label still bright excellent clean text