Johannis Wallis ... Opera mathematica ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallis, John, 1616-1703.

Standardized Title:

Opera mathematica 1695

Language:

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Latin

Subjects (All):

Mathematics.

Mathematics--Early works to 1800.

Astronomy--Early works to 1800.

Astronomy.

Penn Provenance:

Wildbore, C., fl. 1786 (autograph)

Physical Description:

3 volumes : charts, portraits ; 33 cm (folio)

Other Title:

Opera mathematica.

Place of Publication:

Oxoniæ : e theatro Sheldoniano, 1695-1699.

Contents:

v. 1. Mathesis universalis; seu Opus arithmeticum. Adversus M. Meibomii, De proportionibus dialogum, tractatus elenchticus. De sectionibus conicis, nova methodo expositis. Arithmetica infinitorum. Eclipsis solaris observatio Oxonii habita. 2 aug. 1654, st. vet. De cycloide tractatus. Tractatus epistolaris, ad D. Hugenium. Mechanica; sive de motu, tractatus geometricus.

v. 2. De algebra tractatus; historicus & practicus. Anno 1685 anglice editus; nunc auctus latine. Cum variis appendicibus; partim prius editis anglice, partim nunc primum editis.

v. 3. Claudii Ptolomiæ, Porphyrii, Manuelis Bryennii Harmonica: Archimedis, Arenarius & Dimensio circuli; cum Eutocii commentario; Aristarchi Samii, De magnitudinibus & distantiis solis & lunæ: Pappi Alexandrini, libri secundi Collectaneorum, hactenus desiderati, ragmentum. Græce & latine edita, cum notis. Accedunt Epistolæ nonnullæ, rem mathematicam spectantes; et opuscula quædam miscellanea.

Notes:

Title vignettes (printer's device)

Errata: v. 2, p. [1] at end; v. 3, p. [8] at beginning, p. [4] (3rd count).

Cited in:

Wing W596

OCLC:

1224384