American and Canadian Ciphering Books 1727-1864.

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American and Canadian Ciphering Books 1727-1864.

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This collection contains 201 ciphering books, arranged in three series: Mathematics, Navigation and Textbooks. Mathematics includes Arithmetic, Geometry, Trigonometry, and other subjects. The books are arranged chronologically within each series, with undated books falling at the end of the series. Many books contain more than one subject. There are also three textbooks included. Most of the ciphering books were created in New England, but one is from Canada and three are from England. Not all volumes are true ciphering books; a few are exercise books containing mathematical calculations with headings similar to the ciphering books. The Navigation books usually start with Geometry or Trigonometry and then cover different types of sailing, compass calculations, and a real or imagined log of a voyage.

18 boxes, 1 volume (8.5 linear feet).

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Bowditch, N. I. (Nathaniel Ingersoll), 1805-1861

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Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838

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