A course of mathematics : manuscript, [1795-1796].

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A course of mathematics : manuscript, [1795-1796].

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Autograph manuscript of a translation by Minto of M. Bossut's work on geometry; together with loose notes concerning mathematics, n.d., Princeton, c. 1795-1796; includes diagrams.

1 bound ms. (132 p.) ; 22 x 17 cm.

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Bossut, Charles, 1730-1814

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Minto, Walter, 1753-1796

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Walter Minto was one of Princeton's earliest teachers of mathematics, and perhaps the first deserving the designation "mathematician." He was born in the Merse district of Scotland in a family of Spanish origin. He studied philosophy and literature at the University of Edinburgh. Minto was in Pisa Italy, on March 13, 1781, when William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus, which Minto got to see in a telescope. His publications include his treatise RESEARCHES INTO SOME PARTS OF THE THEOTY OF TH...