A mathematical miscellany in four parts : I. An Essay towards the probable Solution of Gordon's Forty five Surprizing Geographical Paradoxes, and others added in this Edition. II. Fifty five New and Amazing Paradoxes and AEnigmas, some in Verse, some in Prose, with their Solutions; to which are subjoined several others, left unanswered for the Amusement of the Ingenious of either Sex. III. Answers to the Hundred Questions, formerly left unanswered in Hill's Arithmetick and Alexander's Algebra, and a Select Number of Curious Questions left unanswered. IV. Miscellaneous Rules about forming AEnigmas, Questions, &c. A Discourse concerning the Principles of Astronomy, Doctrine of Eclipses, Properties of Pendulums, Equation of Time and Chronology; concluding with a Perpetual Almanack, and Rules for finding all the Moveable Feasts in both new and old Stile. First published by Samuel Fuller, Philomath: and now enlarged, revised and corrected, by the editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Samuel, d. ca. 1736.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Problems, exercises, etc--Early works to 1800.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190,[2]p.,plates ) ill. ;

Edition:

The third edition, corrected.

Other Title:

Mathematical miscellany in four parts.

Place of Publication:

Dublin : printed and sold by Isaac Jackson and Son at the Globe in Meath-street, 1770.

Notes:

With a final leaf of advertisements.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T112929.

OCLC:

642284118