Astronomical Observations: A–F

Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres de Prusse
Dissertations sur la theorie des cometes qui ont concouru au prix propose par l’academie. Utrecht: Barthelemy Wild, 1780
30245c
pp. 239 + VIII + 55


Adhemar, Joseph Alphonse
Cours de mathematiques a l’usage de l’ingenieur civil. Part I Arithmetique; Part II Geometrie descriptive. Paris: Carilian-Goeury, 1832
50005c
3 vols bound in one. pp. 80 + 160 + 30.


Adhemar, Joseph Alphonse
Cours de mathematiques a l’usage de l’ingenieur civil. “Geometrie descriptive“ planches. Paris: Carilian-Goeury, n.d.
6001c
pp. 44. imp. 4to. missing.


Airy, G. B.
Gravitation: an elementary explanation of the principle perturbations in the solar system. London: Charles Knight, 1834
59476c
pp. XXIII + 215.
Alembert, Jean-le-Rond-d’
Essai d’une nouvelle theorie de la resistance des fluides. Paris: David, 1752
50011c
pp. XLVI + 212. 2 diagrs. sm. 4to.


Alembert, Jean-le-Rond-d’
Reflexions sur la cause generale des vents. Paris: David, 1747
59280c
pp. XXVIII + 138. plates.


Alexander, Joannes
Synopsis algebraica, opus posthumum. London: J. Barker, 1709
90025c
2nd ed. amended. Appendix by Humphrey Ditton. pp. VIII + 191 + IV + 120. pp. 69–70 (of 2nd sequence) where the guard is inserted, are missing.


Apollonius, Pergaeus
Apollonii Pergaei Conicorum libri octo, et Sereni Antissensis de sectione cylindri et coni libri duo. Conicorum libri IV priores cum Pappi Alexandrini lemmatis et Eutocii Ascalonitae commentariis. Oxonia: Theatro Sheldoniano, 1710
8530c
Ex. codd. Mss. graecis edidit Edmundus Halleius. With the Latin version of F. Commandinus, revised by the editor – Conicorum libri tres posterioes…ex arabico sermone in latinum conversi, cum Pappi Alexandri lemmatis. Subjicitur liber Conicorum octavus restitutus (by the editor). pp. 250 + 171 + 88. folio.


Arbogast, Louis F. A.
Du calcul des derivations. Strasbourg: Levrault, 1800
30093c
pp. XXII + 404.


Aristotle
The metaphysics of Aristotle. Translated from the Greek; with copious notes, in which the Pythagoric and Platonic dogmas respecting numbers and ideas are unfolded from ancient sources… London: J. White & E. Jeffrey (for the Author), 1801
20097a
…with a dissertation on nullities and diverging series…by Thomas Taylor. pp. 55 + 467. roy. 4to.


Astronomical observations
Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich in the months of January, February and March 1832, under the direction of John Pond. Lond on, 1832
6818c
missing.


Astronomical observations
Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich in 1831, by John Pond, F.R.S. Published by the President and Council of the Royal Society. London: J. Murray, 1831
6817c
pp. 333. imp. 4to. missing.


Astronomical observations
Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in 1833, by John Pond, F.R.S. Published by the President and Council of the Royal Society. London: J. Murray, 1833
6819c
With a catalogue of 1112 stars, from 1816–1833. missing.


Astronomical observations
Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, in 1836, under the direction of Sir George Biddell Airy. London: J. Murray, 1837
6820c
pp. LXXI + 315 + LXXVI. roy. 4to. missing.


Astronomical observations
Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, in 1837, under the direction of Sir George Biddell Airy. London: J. Murray, 1838
6821c
pp. LXVIII +477, and app., pp. LIII. missing.


Bailly, Jean Sylvain
Traite de l'astronomie Indienne et Orientale; ouvrage qui peut servir de suite a "l'Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne". Paris, 1787
30117
pp. CLXXX + 425. 4to.


Baily, Francis
Astronomical tables and formulae. London, 1827
59094c
pp. XVI + 267.


Barrow, Isaac
Euclide's elements; the whole fifteen books compendiously demonstrated: with Archimedes' theorems of the sphere and cylinder, investigated by the method of indivisibles... London: W. & J. Mount, 1751
70652c
...Also Euclide's data, and a brief treatise of regular solids, by Isaac Barrow, D.D....To which is now added an appendix, containing the nature, construction and application of logarithms, by I. Barrow.
pp. [VI] + 384. port. + 9 plates. sm. 8vo.


Barrow, Isaac
Loctiones opticae and geometricae in quibus phaenomenan opticarum genuinae rationes investigantuv ae exponuntuv: et generalia curvarum linearum symptumata declarantur... London: Robert Scott, 1674
70031c
pp. V + 127 + 151. 29 illus. sm. 4to.

Revised by Sir Isaac Newton and edited by John Collins.


Barrow, Isaac
The usefulness of mathematical learning explained and demonstrated being mathematical lectures read in the Publick Schools at the University of Cambridge... London: Stephen Austen, 1734
54995c
...To which is prefixed, the oratorical preface of our learned author spoke before the University on his being elected the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. Translated by the Reverend John Kirkby. (With a portrait).
pp. XXXII + 440. 8vo.


Berard, J. B.
Statique des voutes, contenant l'essai d'une nouvelle theorie de la poussee, et un appendice sur les anses de panier. Paris, 1810
30131c
pp. XX + 160. 2 illus. 4to.


Berard, J. B.
Statique des voutes, contenant l'essai d'une nouvelle theorie de la poussee, et un appendice sur les anses de panier. Paris, 1810
30131c
pp. XX + 160. 2 illus. 4to.


Bergman, Sir Torbern
Physical and chemical essays: translated from the original Latin...by Edmund Cullen. To which are added notes and illustrations, by the translator. London: J. Murray, 1788
59521c, 59522c
2 vols. pp. XLIV + 467. XVII + 529. plates.


Bergman, Sir Torbern
A dissertation on selective attractions. London: J. Murray, 1785
59409c
pp. XIV + 382. plates.


Bernoulli, Jacques
Ars conjectandi, opus posthumum. Accedit tractatus de seriebus infinitis, et epistula Gallice scripta de ludo pilae reticularis. Basilae: Thurnistiarum Fratrum, 1713
70655c
pp. IV + 306 + 35. sm. 4to.


Bernoulli, Daniel
Hydrodynamica, sive de viribus et motibus fluidorum commentarii. Opus academicum, etc. Argentorati, 1738
31177c
pp. 304. pl. XII. 4to.


Bernoulli, Daniel
Hydrodynamica, sive de viribus et motibus fluidorum commentarii. Opus academicum, etc. Argentorati, 1738
31177c
pp. 304. pl. XII. 4to.


Bernoulli, Jean, the Elder
Opera omnia, tam antea sparsim edita, quam hactenus inedita. Lausannae et Genevae, 1742
30132c, 30133c, 30134c, 30135c
4 vols. illus. ports.


Bezout, Etienne
Theorie generale des equations algebriques. Paris, 1779
30138c
pp. XXVIII + 469. 4to.


Biot, Jean Baptiste
Essai de geometrie analytique. Paris: Bernard, 1805
not stated
2nd. edn. pp. VIII + 298 + 93 + 83.

Includes "Analyse du traite de mecanique celeste de P. S. Laplace" [Paris:Duprat, 1801] and "Essai sur l'histoire generale des sciences pendant la revolution francaise" [Paris: Duprat and Fuchs, 1803].


Biot, Jean Baptiste
Precis elementaire de physique experimentale. Paris: Deterville, 1821
70034c 70035c
2 vols. 2nd. ed. pp. XIV + 688. 736. 14 illus. 8vo.


Biot, Jean Baptiste & Aragu, D. F. J.
Receuil d'observations geodesiques astronomiques et physiques executees par ordre du bureau de longitudes de France, en Espagne, en France, en Angleterre et en Ecosse... Paris: Mme. Ve Coureur, 1821
30145c
...pour determiner la variation de la pesanteur et de degres terretres sur le prolongement du meridien de Paris, faisant suite au troisieme volume de la base du sysyteme metrique.
pp. XXX + 588. plate. 4to.


Biot, Jean Baptiste
Recherches experimentales et mathematiques sur les mouvemens des molecules de la lumiere autour de leur centre de gravite. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1814
30153c
pp. LXXVIII + 523. 5 illus. 4to.


Biot, Jean Baptiste
Traite de physique experimentale et mathematique. Paris: Deterville, 1816
70039c 70040c 70041c 70042c
4 vols. pp. LXVI + 538. 551. 516. 780. 21 illus. 8vo.


Biot, Jean Baptiste
Traite elementaire d'Astronomie physique. Avec des additions relatives a l'Astronomie nautique, par M. de Rossel. Paris: J. Klostermann & Fils, 1810-1811
70036c 70037c 70038c
3 vols. 2nd. ed. pp. C + 455. 563. XVI + 215 + 192 + 58. 30 illus. 8vo.


Bland, Miles
Geometric problems deducible from the first six books of Euclid, arranged and solved: to which is added, an appendix, containing the elements of plane trigonometry. London: Whittaker & Co., 1842
59472c
pp. XLVIII + 288.


Bonnycastle, John
Elements of geometry containing the principal propositions in the first six, and the eleventh and twelth books of Euclid. 1803
60352c
3rd. ed. pp. VIII + 279.


Borda, Jean Charles
Description et usage du cercle de reflexion avec differentes methodes pour calculer les observations nautiques. Paris: Didot Fils Aine, 1787
50247c
pp. 87 + 33. 3 plates. sm. 4to.


Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe
Theoria philosophiae naturalis redacta ad unicam logem virium in natura existentium, nunc ab ipsu perpolita, et aucta, ac a plurimus praecedentium editionum mendis expurgata... Venetiis, 1763
30158c
...Editio Veneta prima ipso auctore, praesente, et corrigente.
With catalogue of the author's works, 1736-1763.
pp. XL + 311. 4 plates. roy. 8vo.


Bossut, Charles
Histoire generale des mathematiques. Paris: F. Louis, 1810
59477c 59478c
2 vols. pp. XXVIII + 459. 533.


Bossut, Charles
Memoires de mathematiques. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1812
59029c
pp. XIII + 397. plates.


Bossut, Charles
Traites de calcul differentiel et de calcul integral. Paris: Imprimerie de la Republique, 1798
59111c 59112c
2 vols. pp. LXXX + 520. 564. plates.


Bouguer, Pierre
La figure de la terre, determinee par les observations de M. M. Bouguer, et De la Condamine...envoyes par ordre du Roy au Perou, pour observer, aux environs de l'equateur. Avec une relation abregee de ce voyage. Paris, 1749
30160c
pp. CX + 394. 7 plates. 4to.


Bouguer, Pierre
Traite d'optique sur la graduation de la lumiere, et publie par M. l'Abbe De la Caille. Pour servir de suite aux memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences. Paris, 1760
30161c
pp. XX + 368. 7 plates. 4to.


Bouguer, Pierre
Traite du navire, de sa construction, et de ses mouvements. Paris: Jomberr, 1746
30162h
pp. XI + 682. pl. XII.


Boyle, Robert
Some considerations touching the usefulness of experimental natural philosophy, proposed in a familiar discourse to a friend, by way of invitation to the study of it. Oxford: Richard Davis, 1664
70051c
2nd. edn. ed. by Ro. Sharrock. 2 parts. pp. XIV + II + 126 +
IV + 416. sm 4to.


Brahe, Tycho
Tychonis Brahe mathim eminent dani. Opera omnia, sive astronomiae instauratae progymnastriata. In duas partes distributa, quorum prima de restitutione matuum sulis et lunae, stellarum, inervantium tractat... Francofurti: J. E. Schonuuetteri, 1648
30172c
...Secunda autem de mundi aetheri recentioribus phaenomensis agit. Editio ultima nunc cum indicibus et figuris prodit. De nova stella anni 1572. De cometa anni 1577.
pp. V + 470 + 217. 4to.


Brisson, M. J.
The physical principles of chemistry. London: Cuthell, 1801
58824c
pp. XXIV + 424. 6 plates.


Budan, de Bois Laurent, Ferdinand F. D.
Nouvelle methode pour la resolution des equations numeriques d'un degre quelconque; d'apres la'quelle tout le calcul exige pour cette resolution se reduit a l'emploi des deux premieres regles de l'arithmetique. Paris, 1807
30476(a)c
pp. VI + 86. 4to.


Cagnoli, Antonio
Trigonometrie rectiligne et spherique. Traduite de l'Italien, par N. M. Chompre. Paris, 1808
30193c
Seconde edition augmentee. pp. XXI + 504. 8 plates. 4to.


Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
Geometrie de position. Paris: J. B. M. Duprat, 1803
30200c
pp. XXXVIII + 489. 15 plates, 4to.


Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
Memoire sur la relation qui existe entre les distances respectives de cinq points quelconques pris dans l'espace; suivi d'un essai sur la theorie des transversales. Paris, 1806
30201c
pp. 111. 3 plates. 4to.


Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
Reflexions sur la metaphysique du calcul infinitesimal. Paris: Courcier, 1815
59023c
2nd. ed. pp. VI + 252. plate.


Cavallo, Tiberius
A complete treatise on electricity. London: Dilly, 1786
59399c 59400c
3rd edn. 2 vols. pp. XVI + 358 [following pp. missing] + XXI - XXIV [pp. of an introduction]. 313. plates.


Cavallo, Tiberius
A treatise on magnetism. London: Dilly and Elmsly and Stockdale, 1787
59046c
pp. XII + 343. 2 plates.


Clairaut, Alexis Claude
Elemens d'algebre. Paris: les freres Guerin, 1746
70129c
pp. XVII + 314. sm. 8vo.


Clairaut, Alexis Claude
Theorie de la figure de la terre. Paris: David fils, 1743
59405c
pp. XL + 305.


Clavius, Christopher
Euclidis posteriores libri IX. Accessit liber XVI. De solidorum regularium cujus libet intra quod libet comparatione. Auctore Christophoro Clavio. Francofurti: J. Rhodius, 1607
70133c
pp. 679. sm. 8vo.


Clavius, Christopher
Euclidis elementorum libri XV. Accessit liber XVI de solidorum regularium cujus libet intra quod libet comparatione. Auctore Christophoro Clavio. Francofurti: J. Rhodius, 1607
70192c
pp. 128 + 671. sm. 8vo.


Condillac, L'Abbe de
Cours d'etude pour l'instruction du Prince de Parma. Geneve: DuVillard fils & Nouffer, 1779 - 1780
75241a - 75252a
12 vols. pp. LXXX + 284. 281. 420. 540 [plares]. 480. 550. 440. 467. 471. 472. 520. 480.


Condorcet, Marquis de-M. J. A. N. Caritar
Essai sur l'application de l'analyse a la probabilite des decisions rendues a la pluralite des voix... Paris: L'Imprimarie Poyale, 1785
30246c
pp. CXCI + 304. 4to.


Cotes, Roger
Hydrostatical and mathematical lectures. London: J. Nourse, 1775
59199c
3rd. edn. carefully revised and corrected. pp. [12] + 288. 5 plates.


Cramer, Joannes Andreas
Artis docimasticae, duobus tomis comprehensa, quorum prior theoriam, posteriur praxin. Editio altera, emendatior, ac tum in theoria, tum in Praxi, ab acictore ipso multis modis aucta et locupletata. Lugduni Batavorum: C. Wishoff, 1744
70138c 70139c
2 vols. pp. XIV + 366. XIV + 380. 6 plates. sm. 8vo.


Cunha, Jose Anastasio da
Principes de mathematiques...Traduit litteralement...par J. M. d'Abreu. Paris, 1816
70142c
pp. VIII + 299. pl. 8. 8vo.


Damoiseau de Monfort, Marie Charles Theodore de, Baron
Table ecliptiques des satillites de Jupiter, d'apres la theorie de leurs attractions mutuelles et les constantes deduites des observations. Paris, 1836
30254c
pp. XVIII + 232


Davila, Enrico Caterino
Historia delle guerre civili di Francia. Nella quale si contengono le operationi di quattro Re: Francesco II, Carlo IX, Henrico III & Henrico IV - cognominato il Grande. Venice: Francesco Salerni & Giovanni Cagnolini, 1670
50521c
pp. XXVI + 1056


Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Abrege d'astronomie, ou lecons elementaires d'astronomie theorique et pratique. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1813
70146c
pp. XVI + 652. 14 plates. 8vo.


Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Astronomie theorique et pratique. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1814
30260c 30261c 30262c
3 tom. pp. LXIV + 586, 622, 719. 29 plates. 4to.


Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Histoire de l'astronomie moderne. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1821
30265c 30266c
2 tom. pp. LXXXII + 715, 804. 17 plates. 4to.


Delambre, Jean Baptiste
Histoire de l'astronomie au dixhuitieme siecle, publiee par C. L. Mathieu. Paris: Bachelier, 1827
30267c
pp. LII + 796. port. 3 plates. 4to.


Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Histoire de l'astronomie du moyen age. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1819
30268c
pp. LXXXIV + 640. 17 plates. 4to.


Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1817
30263c 30264c
2. tom. pp. LXXII + 556. V + 639. 17 plates. 4to.


Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Methodes analytiques pour la determination d'un arc du meridien, precedees d'un memoire sur la meme sujet par A. M. Legendre. Paris: Duprat, 1799
30271c
pp. XV + 176. 2 plates. 4to.


Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Tables ecliptiques des satellites de Jupiter d'apres la theorie de M. le Marquis de Laplace et la totalite des observations faites depuis 1662 jusqu'a l'an 1802. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1817
30270c
pp. LVIII + 132. 4to.


Desaguliers, John Theophilis
A course of experimental philosophy. London: J. Senex, 1734- 1744
30274c 30275c
2 vols. pp. XII + 463. XV + 568. 78 plates. 4to. Incomplete. Plates missing 4a, 25.


Descartes, Rene
Geometria a anno 1637, Gallice edita; postea autem una cum notis Fi de Beaune, in curia Glesensi consiliarii regii. Gallice conscriptis, in Latinam linguam versa, et commentariis illustrata, opeva atque studio F. a Schooten. Amstelaedami: L. & D. Elzivarios, 1659
70152c
pp. XIV + 420. port. sm. 4to.


Descartes, Rene
Principia philosophiae. Ultima editio cum optima collata, diligenter recognita, emendis expurgata. Amstelodami: Blaviana, 1685
70153c
pp. XXXVI + 222. sm. 4to.


Digges, Leonard
A geometrical practise, named pantometria... containing rules manifold for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides... finished by T. Digges... who hathe also thereunto adjoyned a mathematicall treatise of the ... London: H. Bynneman, 1571.
70155c
...five regular Platonicall bodies. illus. sm. 4to. ms. title-page; and Black letter. First edition of 1571 a small quarto and now very rare (2 locations in STC) 2nd ed. Quaritch 988 Sept 1978.


Dionis du Sejour, Achille Pierre
Traite analytique des mouvemens apparens des corps celestes. Paris: Imprimerie de la Veuve Valade, 1786-1789.
31174c 31175c
2 tom. 4to. pp. XXXX + 738. LVI + 680. plates.


Diophantus, Alexandrinus
Diophanti Alexandrini arithmeticorum libri sex et de numeris multangulis liber unus; cum commentariis C.G. Bacheti et observationibus D.P. de Fermat. Accessit doctrinae analyticae inventum novum collectum ex variis ejusdem ... Tolosae: B.Bosc., 1670.
6808c
...D. de Fermat epistolis. pp.xxii + 341 + 48. fo. vign. title.


Ditton, Humphrey
The general laws of nature and motion; with their application to mechanicks. Also the doctrine of the centripetal forces and velocities of bodies describing any of the conick sections, being a part of the great Mr. Newton's... London: Seller and Price, 1705.
70156c
...principles. pp. xxx + 232. sm. 8vo.


Emerson, Wm.
The elements of optics. London: J. Nourse, 1768.
50743c
In 4 vols. pp.xii + 245. 13 plates. 8vo.


Encke, Johann Franz
Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch, fur 1831, 1833-1844. Herausgegeben von Johann Franz Encke. Berlin, 1929, 1831 - 1841
50744c - 50756c
pp. VIII + 312. VIII + 312. VIII + 312. VIII + 320. VIII + 310. VIII + 336. VIII + 312. VIII + 336. VIII + 315 [plate]. VIII + 344. VIII + 316. VIII + 318 [table]. XII + 315.
All but 50756c are inscribed with one of the following:
A Monsieur Ivory, hommage de l'Auteur;
Mr Ivory with the author's respect;
To Prof. James Ivory from the author;
To James Ivory Esq. from the author;
James Ivory Esq. respectfully from the author;
To James Ivory Esq. respectfully presented by the author;
To James Ivory Esq. respectfully presented by the author, J. F. Encke.


 
Encyclopedie methodique - Mathematiques, par Jean-le Rond d' Alembert, L'abbe Bossut, De La Lande, le Marquis de Condorcet, etc. Paris: Panckouke, 1784 - 1792
30036c - 30038c
3 tom. pp. CXIV + 721. 787. XXVIII + 56 + 184 + 316. 16 plates.


Englefield, Sir Henry Charles
On the determination of the Orbits of Comets, according to the methods of Father Boscovich and M. de la Place; with new and complete tables and examples of the calculation by both methods. London: Elmsly, 1793
20255c
pp. XI + IV + 204 + [54] + 4. 5 tables over 54 pages. 4 plates. 4to.


 
Euclid's elements of geometry, in XV books: with a supplement of divers propositions and corollaries. To which is added a treatise of regular solids, by Campane and Flussas. Likewise Euclid's data:... London: G. Sawbridge, 1661
20176c
...and Marinus his preface thereunto annexed. Also a treatise of the divisions of superficies, ascribed to Machomet Bagdedine, but published by Commandine at the request of John Dee of London; whose preface to the said treatise declares it to be the worke of Euclide, the author of these Elements.
pp. [44] + 650. sm. fo.
Facsimile ms title page and inscription to the Duke of York by John Leeke and George Serle. Published by the care and industry of John Leeke and George Serle, students in the mathematics.


Euler, Leonhard
Institutionum calculi integralis. Editio altera et correctior. Petropoli, 1792-1794
30304c - 30307c
4 vols. pp. IV +466. 72 + 58. IV + 434. VI + 524. VII + 620. 4to.


Euler, Leonhard
Institutiones calculi differentialis, cum ejus usu in analysi finitorum ae doctrina serierum. Impensis Academiae Imperialis Scientarum. Petropolitanae, 1755
30301c 30310c
pp. XXIV + 877. 4to.
2 copies, slightly different sizes.


Euler, Leonhard
Introductio in analysin infinitorum. Lausanne: Marcum-Michaelem Bousquet & Socios., 1748
30311c
2 vols bound in one. pp. XVI + 398. 40 plates.


Euler, Leonhard
Introductio in analysin infinitorum. Lugduni: Bernuset, Delamolliere, Falque & Soc., 1797
30302c - 30303c
Editio nova. 2 vols. pp. XVI + 320. 398. 16 plates.


Euler, Leonhard
Methodus inveniendi lineas curvas maxime minimive proprietate gaudentes, sive solutio problematis isoperimetrici latissimo sensu accepti. Lausannae et Genevae, 1744
30308c
pp. 323. 5 plates. 4to.

The following entry is taken from a Quaritch catalogue of 1981:74. EULER, Leonhard. Methodus inveniendi [etc.]

4 to, with the first blank, 5 folding engraved plates; a fine copy in nineteenth century boards, joints split. Marc Michel Bousquet, Lausanne and Geneva, 1744.
$3,250

First edition. The first formulation of the principal problems of the calculus of variations, perhaps Euler's most important original contribution to mathematics.

Commentators and collectors do not agree on which of Euler's mathematical works is the most significant, although citations in the catalogues of "best books" must be based to some extent on what could be obtained. "Printing and the mind of man" and Sparrow, "Milestones of science, list his "Introductio in analysis infinitorum", 1748, but Dibner, "Heralds of science" and Horblit, "One hundred books famous in science" and Evans, "Epochal achievements" cite the present work.

Bell in his "Men of mathematics", comments: "His great treatise of 1748, 1755 and 1768-70 on the calculus...instantly became classic and continued for three-quarters of a century to inspire young men who were to become great mathematicians. But it was in this work on the calculus of variations...that Euler first revealed himself as a mathematician of the first rank.

Dibner 111; Horblit 28; Evans 9. [In MS] Quaritch Cat. 1018 Oct. 1981


Euler, Leonhard
Tentamen novae theorie musicae ex certissimis harmoniae principiisdilucide ex positae. Petropoli, 1739
30309c
pp. 263. 4to.


Euler, Leonhard
Theoria motus corporum solidorum sev rigidorum ex primis nostrae cognitionis principiis stabilita et ad omnes motus qui in hujusmodi corpora cadese possunt accomodata. Gryphiswaldiae: A. F. Rose, 1790
50760c
Editio nova, desideratissimi auctoris supplementis locupletata et emendata.
pp. XXXIV + 624. 18 plates. sm 4to.


Eutropius, Flavius
Eutropii brevarium historiae Romani. Paris: Josephi Barbou, 1754
90312m
pp. XXVIII + 221.


Everest, Sir George
An account of the measurement of an arc of the meridian between the parallels of 18.3' and 24.7', being a continuation of the grand meridional arc of India, as detailed by Lieut. Col. Lambton in vols of Asiatic Society of Calcutta London, 1830
30312c
pp. XII + 337. 3 maps. 4to.


Ferguson, James
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. With an account of Mr. Horrox's observation of the transit of Venus in 1639. London: W. Strahan & Co., 1785
50768c
7th ed. pp. VII + 501. 18 plates. Plate IX missing. Incomplete.


Ferguson, James
Lectures on select subjects. Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, J. Fairbairn; Mundell, Doig, & Stevenson, 1806
58710c 58711c
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