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Truth triumphant, or, Fluxions for the ladies : shewing the cause to be before the effect, and different from it, that space is not speed, nor magnitude motion : with a philosophic vision, most humbly dedicated to his illustrious, high, and serene excellence, the sun : for the information of the public / by X, Y, and Z, who are not of the family of x, y, z, but near relations of x1, y1, and z1.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection QA302 .T78 1752
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Simpson, Thomas, 1710-1761. Doctrine and application of fluxions.
- Simpson, Thomas.
- Calculus--Early works to 1800.
- Calculus.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 40 pages ; 21 cm (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Fluxions for the ladies.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for W. Owen ... and sold by the booksellers in town and country, 1752.
- Notes:
- Articles critical of Thomas Simpson's Doctrine and application of fluxions and signed with a variety of pseudonyms. X Primus and Y Secundus possibly pseudonymous for Robert Heath. Cf. Clarke, F.M., Simpson, p. 159.
- Local Notes:
- Imperfect: some pages closely cropped. Some text wanting on p. vii.
- OCLC:
- 16113635
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