Workbook, 1787-1788.

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Workbook, 1787-1788.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122555809

Contains mathematical problems and solutions along with many diagrams of geometric figures and hand-colored illustrations of ships, towers, and windmills. Many of the problems were taken from the activities of craftsmen, including bricklayers, carpenters, plasterers, joiners, painters, masons, and glaziers. Portions of the volume are devoted to geometry, trigonometry, proportions, measuring distance, surveying land, and navigation. A plane chart and a mercator chart were drawn in the volume. Journals of supposed ship voyages from Philadelphia to the West Indies are also featured. Shields was identified as the chief mate and he recorded wind, miles traveled, and the course. A second journal takes him from Philadelphia to Bermuda and back.

1 v. (240 p.) : ill. ; 21 cm.

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Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823

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Publisher, bookseller and author. Thomas Dobson was born in Scotland, emigrated to America in the Spring of 1784, and settled in Philadelphia. He published the first comprehensive encyclopedia produced in the United States. From the description of Thomas Dobson letter, [manuscript], 1806 November 6. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 318652146 Bookseller in Philadelphia. From the description of Receipt, 1808 Apr. 18, Philadelphia, to William Wallis Woodwar...

Shields, James.

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James Shields probably resided in or near Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Workbook, 1787-1788. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122555809 ...