The sector : manuscript, [ca. 1630?]

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The sector : manuscript, [ca. 1630?]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612816263

Notebook kept by an unidentified mathemetician in which he discusses diverse mathematical concepts and problems including square and cube roots, surveying, and navigation. The author repeatedly refers to the work of Edmund Gunter.

59 p., bound ; 14 cm.

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7799831

Houghton Library

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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872

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English antiquary and collector. He began collecting while at Rugby School and Oxford. On inheriting his father's estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire, Phillipps embarked on a career of collecting manuscripts and books. His collection of manuscripts eventually numbered over 60,000 items. During Continental trips in the 1820s Phillipps bought heavily, and back in England he continued to do so, often buying up entire estate libraries at auction. He collected Eastern, Greek and Lat...

Wheatland, David P.

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Gunter, Edmund, 1581-1626

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