Dundee Central Library - Ivory Collection


Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres de Prusse
Dissertations sur la theorie des cometes qui ont concouru au prix propose par l'academie. Utrecht: Barthelemy Wild, 1780
30245c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 239 + VIII + 55



Adhemar, Joseph Alphonse
Cours de mathematiques a l'usage de l'ingenieur civil. Part I Arithmetique; Part II Geometrie descriptive. Paris: Carilian-Goeury, 1832
50005c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 3 vols bound in one. pp. 80 + 160 + 30.



Adhemar, Joseph Alphonse
Cours de mathematiques a l'usage de l'ingenieur civil. "Geometrie descriptive" planches. Paris: Carilian-Goeury, n.d.
6001c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 44. imp. 4to.



missing.



Airy, G. B.
Gravitation: an elementary explanation of the principle perturbations in the solar system. London: Charles Knight, 1834
59476c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXIII + 215.



Alembert, Jean-le-Rond-d'
Essai d'une nouvelle theorie de la resistance des fluides. Paris: David, 1752
50011c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XLVI + 212. 2 diagrs. sm. 4to.



Alembert, Jean-le-Rond-d'
Reflexions sur la cause generale des vents. Paris: David, 1747
59280c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXVIII + 138. plates.



Alexander, Joannes
Synopsis algebraica, opus posthumum. London: J. Barker, 1709
90025c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2nd ed. amended. Appendix by Humphrey Ditton. pp. VIII + 

191 + IV + 120.


pp. 69-70 (of 2nd sequence) where the guard is inserted, are 

missing.



Apollonius, Pergaeus
Apollonii Pergaei Conicorum libri octo, et Sereni Antissensis de sectione cylindri et coni libri duo. Conicorum libri IV priores cum Pappi Alexandrini lemmatis et Eutocii Ascalonitae commentariis. Oxonia: Theatro Sheldoniano, 1710
8530c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 Ex. codd. Mss. graecis edidit Edmundus Halleius.   With the 

Latin version of F. Commandinus, revised by the editor - Conicorum libri tres 

posterioes...ex arabico sermone in latinum conversi, cum Pappi Alexandri 

lemmatis.   Subjicitur liber Conicorum octavus restitutus (by the editor).



pp. 250 + 171 + 88. folio.



Arbogast, Louis F. A.
Du calcul des derivations. Strasbourg: Levrault, 1800
30093c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXII + 404.



Aristotle
The metaphysics of Aristotle. Translated from the Greek; with copious notes, in which the Pythagoric and Platonic dogmas respecting numbers and ideas are unfolded from ancient sources... London: J. White & E. Jeffrey (for the Author), 1801
20097a
Sir James Ivory Collection

 ...with a dissertation on nullities and diverging series...by 

Thomas Taylor.



pp. 55 + 467. roy. 4to.






Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich in the months of January, February and March 1832, under the direction of John Pond. London, 1832
6818c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 missing.



Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich in 1831, by John Pond, F.R.S. Published by the President and Council of the Royal Society. London: J. Murray, 1831
6817c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 333. imp. 4to.



missing.



Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in 1833, by John Pond, F.R.S. Published by the President and Council of the Royal Society. London: J. Murray, 1833
6819c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 With a catalogue of 1112 stars, from 1816-1833.



missing.



Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, in 1836, under the direction of Sir George Biddell Airy. London: J. Murray, 1837
6820c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. LXXI + 315 + LXXVI. roy. 4to.



missing.



Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, in 1837, under the direction of Sir George Biddell Airy. London: J. Murray, 1838
6821c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. LXVIII + 477, and app., pp. LIII.



missing.



Bailly, Jean Sylvain
Traite de l'astronomie Indienne et Orientale; ouvrage qui peut servir de suite a "l'Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne". Paris, 1787
30117
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. CLXXX + 425. 4to.



Baily, Francis
Astronomical tables and formulae. London, 1827
59094c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XVI + 267.



Barrow, Isaac
Euclide's elements; the whole fifteen books compendiously demonstrated: with Archimedes' theorems of the sphere and cylinder, investigated by the method of indivisibles... London: W. & J. Mount, 1751
70652c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 ...Also Euclide's data, and a brief treatise of regular solids, by 

Isaac Barrow, D.D....To which is now added an appendix, containing the nature, 

construction and application of logarithms, by I. Barrow.



pp. [VI] + 384. port. + 9 plates. sm. 8vo.



Barrow, Isaac
Loctiones opticae and geometricae in quibus phaenomenan opticarum genuinae rationes investigantuv ae exponuntuv: et generalia curvarum linearum symptumata declarantur... London: Robert Scott, 1674
70031c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. V + 127 + 151. 29 illus. sm. 4to.



Revised by Sir Isaac Newton and edited by John Collins.






Barrow, Isaac
The usefulness of mathematical learning explained and demonstrated being mathematical lectures read in the Publick Schools at the University of Cambridge... London: Stephen Austen, 1734
54995c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 ...To which is prefixed, the oratorical preface of our learned 

author spoke before the University on his being elected the Lucasian Professor 

of Mathematics.   Translated by the Reverend John Kirkby.   (With a portrait).



pp. XXXII + 440. 8vo.



Berard, J. B.
Statique des voutes, contenant l'essai d'une nouvelle theorie de la poussee, et un appendice sur les anses de panier. Paris, 1810
30131c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XX + 160. 2 illus. 4to.



Bergman, Sir Torbern
Physical and chemical essays: translated from the original Latin...by Edmund Cullen. To which are added notes and illustrations, by the translator. London: J. Murray, 1788
59521c, 59522c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols. pp. XLIV + 467. XVII + 529. plates.



Bergmann, Sir Torbern
A dissertation on selective attractions. London: J. Murray, 1785
59409c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XIV + 382. plates.



Bernoulli, Jacques
Ars conjectandi, opus posthumum. Accedit tractatus de seriebus infinitis, et epistula Gallice scripta de ludo pilae reticularis. Basilae: Thurnistiarum Fratrum, 1713
70655c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. IV + 306 + 35. sm. 4to.



Bernoulli, Daniel
Hydrodynamica, sive de viribus et motibus fluidorum commentarii. Opus academicum, etc. Argentorati, 1738
31177c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 304. pl. XII. 4to.



Bernoulli, Jean, the Elder
Opera omnia, tam antea sparsim edita, quam hactenus inedita. Lausannae et Genevae, 1742
30132c, 30133c, 30134c, 30135c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 4 vols. illus. ports.



Bezout, Etienne
Theorie generale des equations algebriques. Paris, 1779
30138c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXVIII + 469. 4to.



Biot, Jean Baptiste
Essai de geometrie analytique. Paris: Bernard, 1805
not stated
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2nd. edn. pp. VIII + 298 + 93 + 83.



Includes "Analyse du traite de mecanique celeste de P. S. Laplace" [Paris:  

Duprat, 1801] and "Essai sur l'histoire generale des sciences pendant la 

revolution francaise" [Paris:  Duprat and Fuchs, 1803].



Biot, Jean Baptiste
Precis elementaire de physique experimentale. Paris: Deterville, 1821
70034c 70035c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols. 2nd. ed. pp. XIV + 688. 736. 14 illus. 

8vo.



Biot, Jean Baptiste & Aragu, D. F. J.
Receuil d'observations geodesiques astronomiques et physiques executees par ordre du bureau de longitudes de France, en Espagne, en France, en Angleterre et en Ecosse... Paris: Mme. Ve Coureur, 1821
30145c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 ...pour determiner la variation de la pesanteur et de degres 

terretres sur le prolongement du meridien de Paris, faisant suite au troisieme 

volume de la base du sysyteme metrique.



pp. XXX + 588. plate. 4to.



Biot, Jean Baptiste
Recherches experimentales et mathematiques sur les mouvemens des molecules de la lumiere autour de leur centre de gravite. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1814
30153c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. LXXVIII + 523. 5 illus. 4to.



Biot, Jean Baptiste
Traite de physique experimentale et mathematique. Paris: Deterville, 1816
70039c 70040c 70041c 70042c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 4 vols. pp. LXVI + 538. 551. 516. 780. 21 illus. 

8vo.



Biot, Jean Baptiste
Traite elementaire d'Astronomie physique. Avec des additions relatives a l'Astronomie nautique, par M. de Rossel. Paris: J. Klostermann & Fils, 1810-1811
70036c 70037c 70038c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 3 vols. 2nd. ed. pp. C + 455. 563. XVI + 215 + 192 + 58. 30 

illus. 8vo.



Bland, Miles
Geometric problems deducible from the first six books of Euclid, arranged and solved: to which is added, an appendix, containing the elements of plane trigonometry. London: Whittaker & Co., 1842
59472c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XLVIII + 288.



Bonnycastle, John
Elements of geometry containing the principal propositions in the first six, and the eleventh and twelth books of Euclid. 1803
60352c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 3rd. ed. pp. VIII + 279.



Borda, Jean Charles
Description et usage du cercle de reflexion avec differentes methodes pour calculer les observations nautiques. Paris: Didot Fils Aine, 1787
50247c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 87 + 33. 3 plates. sm. 4to.



Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe
Theoria philosophiae naturalis redacta ad unicam logem virium in natura existentium, nunc ab ipsu perpolita, et aucta, ac a plurimus praecedentium editionum mendis expurgata... Venetiis, 1763
30158c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 ...Editio Veneta prima ipso auctore, praesente, et corrigente.



With catalogue of the author's works, 1736-1763.



pp. XL + 311. 4 plates. roy. 8vo.



Bossut, Charles
Histoire generale des mathematiques. Paris: F. Louis, 1810
59477c 59478c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols. pp. XXVIII + 459. 533.



Bossut, Charles
Memoires de mathematiques. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1812
59029c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XIII + 397. plates.



Bossut, Charles
Traites de calcul differentiel et de calcul integral. Paris: Imprimerie de la Republique, 1798
59111c 59112c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols. pp. LXXX + 520. 564. plates.



Bouguer, Pierre
La figure de la terre, determinee par les observations de M. M. Bouguer, et De la Condamine...envoyes par ordre du Roy au Perou, pour observer, aux environs de l'equateur. Avec une relation abregee de ce voyage. Paris, 1749
30160c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. CX + 394. 7 plates. 4to.



Bouguer, Pierre
Traite d'optique sur la graduation de la lumiere, et publie par M. l'Abbe De la Caille. Pour servir de suite aux memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences. Paris, 1760
30161c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XX + 368. 7 plates. 4to.



Bouguer, Pierre
Traite du navire, de sa construction, et de ses mouvements. Paris: Jomberr, 1746
30162h
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XI + 682. pl. XII.



Boyle, Robert
Some considerations touching the usefulness of experimental natural philosophy, proposed in a familiar discourse to a friend, by way of invitation to the study of it. Oxford: Richard Davis, 1664
70051c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2nd. edn. ed. by Ro. Sharrock. 2 parts. pp. XIV + II + 126 + 

IV + 416. sm 4to.



Brahe, Tycho
Tychonis Brahe mathim eminent dani. Opera omnia, sive astronomiae instauratae progymnastriata. In duas partes distributa, quorum prima de restitutione matuum sulis et lunae, stellarum, inervantium tractat... Francofurti: J. E. Schonuuetteri, 1648
30172c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 ...Secunda autem de mundi aetheri recentioribus 

phaenomensis agit.   Editio ultima nunc cum indicibus et figuris prodit.   De 

nova stella anni 1572.   De cometa anni 1577.



pp. V + 470 + 217. 4to.



Brisson, M. J.
The physical principles of chemistry. London: Cuthell, 1801
58824c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXIV + 424. 6 plates.



Budan, de Bois Laurent, Ferdinand F. D.
Nouvelle methode pour la resolution des equations numeriques d'un degre quelconque; d'apres la'quelle tout le calcul exige pour cette resolution se reduit a l'emploi des deux premieres regles de l'arithmetique. Paris, 1807
30476(a)c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. VI + 86. 4to.



Cagnoli, Antonio
Trigonometrie rectiligne et spherique. Traduite de l'Italien, par N. M. Chompre. Paris, 1808
30193c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 Seconde edition augmentee. pp. XXI + 504. 8 plates. 

4to.



Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
Geometrie de position. Paris: J. B. M. Duprat, 1803
30200c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXXVIII + 489. 15 plates, 4to.



Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
Memoire sur la relation qui existe entre les distances respectives de cinq points quelconques pris dans l'espace; suivi d'un essai sur la theorie des transversales. Paris, 1806
30201c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 111. 3 plates. 4to.



Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
Reflexions sur la metaphysique du calcul infinitesimal. Paris: Courcier, 1815
59023c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2nd. ed. pp. VI + 252. plate.



Cavallo, Tiberius
A complete treatise on electricity. London: Dilly, 1786
59399c 59400c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 3rd edn. 2 vols. pp. XVI + 358 [following pp. missing] + XXI 

- XXIV [pp. of an introduction]. 313. plates.



Cavallo, Tiberius
A treatise on magnetism. London: Dilly and Elmsly and Stockdale, 1787
59046c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XII + 343. 2 plates.



Clairaut, Alexis Claude
Elemens d'algebre. Paris: les freres Guerin, 1746
70129c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XVII + 314. sm. 8vo.



Clairaut, Alexis Claude
Theorie de la figure de la terre. Paris: David fils, 1743
59405c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XL + 305.



Clavius, Christopher
Euclidis posteriores libri IX. Accessit liber XVI. De solidorum regularium cujus libet intra quod libet comparatione. Auctore Christophoro Clavio. Francofurti: J. Rhodius, 1607
70133c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 679. sm. 8vo.



Clavius, Christopher
Euclidis elementorum libri XV. Accessit liber XVI de solidorum regularium cujus libet intra quod libet comparatione. Auctore Christophoro Clavio. Francofurti: J. Rhodius, 1607
70192c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 128 + 671. sm. 8vo.



Condillac, L'Abbe de
Cours d'etude pour l'instruction du Prince de Parma. Geneve: DuVillard fils & Nouffer, 1779 - 1780
75241a - 75252a
Sir James Ivory Collection

 12 vols. pp. LXXX + 284. 281. 420. 540 [plares]. 480. 550. 

440. 467. 471. 472. 520. 480.



Condorcet, Marquis de-M. J. A. N. Caritar
Essai sur l'application de l'analyse a la probabilite des decisions rendues a la pluralite des voix... Paris: L'Imprimarie Poyale, 1785
30246c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. CXCI + 304. 4to.



Cotes, Roger
Hydrostatical and mathematical lectures. London: J. Nourse, 1775
59199c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 3rd. edn. carefully revised and corrected. pp. [12] + 288. 5 

plates.



Cramer, Joannes Andreas
Artis docimasticae, duobus tomis comprehensa, quorum prior theoriam, posteriur praxin. Editio altera, emendatior, ac tum in theoria, tum in Praxi, ab acictore ipso multis modis aucta et locupletata. Lugduni Batavorum: C. Wishoff, 1744
70138c 70139c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols. pp. XIV + 366. XIV + 380. 6 plates. sm. 

8vo.



Cunha, Jose Anastasio da
Principes de mathematiques...Traduit litteralement...par J. M. d'Abreu. Paris, 1816
70142c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. VIII + 299. pl. 8. 8vo.



Damoiseau de Monfort, Marie Charles Theodore de, Baron
Table ecliptiques des satillites de Jupiter, d'apres la theorie de leurs attractions mutuelles et les constantes deduites des observations. Paris, 1836
30254c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XVIII + 232



Davila, Enrico Caterino
Historia delle guerre civili di Francia. Nella quale si contengono le operationi di quattro Re: Francesco II, Carlo IX, Henrico III & Henrico IV - cognominato il Grande. Venice: Francesco Salerni & Giovanni Cagnolini, 1670
50521c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXVI + 1056



Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Abrege d'astronomie, ou lecons elementaires d'astronomie theorique et pratique. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1813
70146c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XVI + 652. 14 plates. 8vo.



Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Astronomie theorique et pratique. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1814
30260c 30261c 30262c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 3 tom. pp. LXIV + 586, 622, 719. 29 plates. 

4to.



Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Histoire de l'astronomie moderne. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1821
30265c 30266c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 tom. pp. LXXXII + 715, 804. 17 plates. 4to.



Delambre, Jean Baptiste
Histoire de l'astronomie au dixhuitieme siecle, publiee par C. L. Mathieu. Paris: Bachelier, 1827
30267c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. LII + 796. port. 3 plates. 4to.



Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Histoire de l'astronomie du moyen age. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1819
30268c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. LXXXIV + 640. 17 plates. 4to.



Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1817
30263c 30264c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2. tom. pp. LXXII + 556. V + 639. 17 plates. 

4to.



Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Methodes analytiques pour la determination d'un arc du meridien, precedees d'un memoire sur la meme sujet par A. M. Legendre. Paris: Duprat, 1799
30271c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XV + 176. 2 plates. 4to.



Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph
Tables ecliptiques des satellites de Jupiter d'apres la theorie de M. le Marquis de Laplace et la totalite des observations faites depuis 1662 jusqu'a l'an 1802. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1817
30270c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. LVIII + 132. 4to.



Desaguliers, John Theophilis
A course of experimental philosophy. London: J. Senex, 1734- 1744
30274c 30275c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols. pp. XII + 463. XV + 568. 78 plates. 4to.



Incomplete. Plates missing 4a, 25.



Descartes, Rene
Geometria a anno 1637, Gallice edita; postea autem una cum notis Fi de Beaune, in curia Glesensi consiliarii regii. Gallice conscriptis, in Latinam linguam versa, et commentariis illustrata, opeva atque studio F. a Schooten. Amstelaedami: L. & D. Elzivarios, 1659
70152c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XIV + 420. port. sm. 4to.



Descartes, Rene
Principia philosophiae. Ultima editio cum optima collata, diligenter recognita, emendis expurgata. Amstelodami: Blaviana, 1685
70153c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXXVI + 222. sm. 4to.



Digges, Leonard
A geometrical practise, named pantometria... containing rules manifold for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides... finished by T. Digges... who hathe also thereunto adjoyned a mathematicall treatise of the ... London: H. Bynneman, 1571.
70155c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 ...five regular Platonicall bodies.



illus. sm. 4to. ms. title-page; and Black letter.



First edition of 1571 a small quarto and now very rare (2 locations in STC)

2nd ed. Quaritch 988 Sept 1978.



Dionis du Sejour, Achille Pierre
Traite analytique des mouvemens apparens des corps celestes. Paris: Imprimerie de la Veuve Valade, 1786-1789.
31174c 31175c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 tom. 4to. pp. XXXX + 738. LVI + 680. 

plates.



Diophantus, Alexandrinus
Diophanti Alexandrini arithmeticorum libri sex et de numeris multangulis liber unus; cum commentariis C.G. Bacheti et observationibus D.P. de Fermat. Accessit doctrinae analyticae inventum novum collectum ex variis ejusdem ... Tolosae: B.Bosc., 1670.
6808c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 ...D. de Fermat epistolis.



pp.xxii + 341 + 48. fo. vign. title.



Ditton, Humphrey
The general laws of nature and motion; with their application to mechanicks. Also the doctrine of the centripetal forces and velocities of bodies describing any of the conick sections, being a part of the great Mr. Newton's... London: Seller and Price, 1705.
70156c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 ...principles.



pp. xxx + 232. sm. 8vo.



Emerson, Wm.
The elements of optics. London: J. Nourse, 1768.
50743c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 In 4 vols. pp.xii + 245. 13 plates. 8vo.






Encke, Johann Franz
Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch, fur 1831, 1833-1844. Herausgegeben von Johann Franz Encke. Berlin, 1929, 1831 - 1841
50744c - 50756c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. VIII + 312. VIII + 312. VIII + 312. VIII + 320. VIII + 

310. VIII + 336. VIII + 312. VIII + 336. VIII + 315 [plate]. VIII + 344. VIII + 

316. VIII + 318 [table]. XII + 315.



All but 50756c are inscribed with one of the following:

A Monsieur Ivory, hommage de l'Auteur;

Mr Ivory with the author's respect;

To Prof. James Ivory from the author;

To James Ivory Esq. from the author;

James Ivory Esq. respectfully from the author;

To James Ivory Esq. respectfully presented by the author;

To James Ivory Esq. respectfully presented by the author, J. F. Encke.




Encyclopedie methodique - Mathematiques, par Jean-le Rond d' Alembert, L'abbe Bossut, De La Lande, le Marquis de Condorcet, etc. Paris: Panckouke, 1784 - 1792
30036c - 30038c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 3 tom. pp. CXIV + 721. 787. XXVIII + 56 + 184 + 316. 16 

plates.



Englefield, Sir Henry Charles
On the determination of the Orbits of Comets, according to the methods of Father Boscovich and M. de la Place; with new and complete tables and examples of the calculation by both methods. London: Elmsly, 1793
20255c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XI + IV + 204 + [54] + 4. 5 tables over 54 pages. 4 plates. 

4to.



Euclid's elements of geometry, in XV books: with a supplement of divers propositions and corollaries. To which is added a treatise of regular solids, by Campane and Flussas. Likewise Euclid's data:... London: G. Sawbridge, 1661
20176c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 ...and Marinus his preface thereunto annexed.  Also a treatise 

of the divisions of superficies, ascribed to Machomet Bagdedine, but published 

by Commandine at the request of John Dee of London; whose preface to the said 

treatise declares it to be the worke of Euclide, the author of these Elements.



pp. [44] + 650. sm. fo.



Facsimile ms title page and inscription to the Duke of York by John Leeke and 

George Serle.  Published by the care and industry of John Leeke and George 

Serle, students in the mathematics.



Euler, Leonhard
Institutionum calculi integralis. Editio altera et correctior. Petropoli, 1792-1794
30304c - 30307c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 4 vols. pp. IV +466. 72 + 58. IV + 434. VI + 524. VII + 620. 

4to.



Euler, Leonhard
Institutiones calculi differentialis, cum ejus usu in analysi finitorum ae doctrina serierum. Impensis Academiae Imperialis Scientarum. Petropolitanae, 1755
30301c 30310c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXIV + 877. 4to.



2 copies, slightly different sizes.



Euler, Leonhard
Introductio in analysin infinitorum. Lausanne: Marcum-Michaelem Bousquet & Socios., 1748
30311c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols bound in one. pp. XVI + 398. 40 plates.



Euler, Leonhard
Introductio in analysin infinitorum. Lugduni: Bernuset, Delamolliere, Falque & Soc., 1797
30302c - 30303c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 Editio nova. 2 vols. pp. XVI + 320. 398. 16 

plates.



Euler, Leonhard
Methodus inveniendi lineas curvas maxime minimive proprietate gaudentes, sive solutio problematis isoperimetrici latissimo sensu accepti. Lausannae et Genevae, 1744
30308c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 323. 5 plates. 4to.



The following entry is taken from a Quaritch catalogue of 1981:



74. EULER, Leonhard.   Methodus inveniendi [etc.]



4 to, with the first blank, 5 folding engraved plates;  a fine copy in nineteenth 

century boards, joints split. Marc Michel Bousquet, Lausanne and Geneva, 1744.                                                               

$3,250



First edition.   The first formulation of the principal problems of the calculus of 

variations, perhaps Euler's most important original contribution to mathematics.



Commentators and collectors do not agree on which of Euler's mathematical 

works is the most significant, although citations in the catalogues of "best books" 

must be based to some extent on what could be obtained.   "Printing and the 

mind of man" and Sparrow, "Milestones of science, list his "Introductio in 

analysis infinitorum", 1748, but Dibner, "Heralds of science" and Horblit, "One 

hundred books famous in science" and Evans, "Epochal achievements" cite the 

present work.



Bell in his "Men of mathematics", comments:  "His great treatise of 1748, 1755 

and 1768-70 on the calculus...instantly became classic and continued for three-

quarters of a century to inspire young men who were to become great 

mathematicians.   But it was in this work on the calculus of variations...that Euler 

first revealed himself as a mathematician of the first rank.



Dibner 111;  Horblit 28;  Evans 9.



[In MS] Quaritch Cat. 1018 Oct. 1981








Euler, Leonhard
Tentamen novae theorie musicae ex certissimis harmoniae principiisdilucide ex positae. Petropoli, 1739
30309c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 263. 4to.



Euler, Leonhard
Theoria motus corporum solidorum sev rigidorum ex primis nostrae cognitionis principiis stabilita et ad omnes motus qui in hujusmodi corpora cadese possunt accomodata. Gryphiswaldiae: A. F. Rose, 1790
50760c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 Editio nova, desideratissimi auctoris supplementis locupletata 

et emendata.



pp. XXXIV + 624. 18 plates. sm 4to.



Eutropius, Flavius
Eutropii brevarium historiae Romani. Paris: Josephi Barbou, 1754
90312m
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXVIII + 221.



Everest, Sir George
An account of the measurement of an arc of the meridian between the parallels of 18.3' and 24.7', being a continuation of the grand meridional arc of India, as detailed by Lieut. Col. Lambton in vols of Asiatic Society of Calcutta London, 1830
30312c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XII + 337. 3 maps. 4to.



Ferguson, James
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. With an account of Mr. Horrox's observation of the transit of Venus in 1639. London: W. Strahan & Co., 1785
50768c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 7th ed. pp. VII + 501. 18 plates. Plate IX missing.



Incomplete.



Ferguson, James
Lectures on select subjects. Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, J. Fairbairn; Mundell, Doig, & Stevenson, 1806
58710c 58711c
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 2nd ed. 2 vols. pp. LXVIII + 422. 510. 37 plates.



2 copies. Other copy 58826c 58827c. vol.1 plate XX incomplete, plates XXI - 

XXIII missing.



Florus, Publius Annius
L. Annaei Flori epitome rerum romanorum cum integris Salmasii, Freinshemii, Graevii et selectis aliorum animadversionibus. Recensuit, suasque adnotationes addidit Carolus Andreas Dukerus. Lugduni Batavorum, 1722
70193m
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. [62] + 960 + [index] + 52. map.



Vellum binding.



Fontana, Gregorio
Disquisitiones physico-mathematicae, nunc primum editae. Papiae: Monast S. Salvatoris, 1780
30327c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XI + 384. 2 plates 4to.



Fourier, Jean B. J.
Theorie analytique de la chaleur. Paris: F. Didot, pere et fils, 1822.
30333c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXII + 639. 2 plates. 4to.



Francoeur, Louis B.
Cours complet de mathematiques pure. Paris: Bernard and Didot, 1809
70202c 70240c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols. pp. XVI + 457. VIII + 494. 15 plates.



Francoeur, Louis B.
Geodesie, ou traite de la figure de la terre et de ses parties comprenant la Topographic l'arpentage, le niv-ellement; la geomorphie terrestre et astronomique, la construction des cartes; la navigation. Paris: Bachelier, 1835
70203c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XIV + 472. 10 plates. sm. 8vo.



Galilei, Galileo
Four dialogues concerning the two great systems of the world. Translated by T. Weston. [173-?]
30338c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XII + 497.



Wants title page.



Garnier, Jean G.
Reciprogues de la geometrie, suivies d'un recueil de theoremes et de problemes. Paris: Courcier. 1810.
70204c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2nd. ed.  pp. XLI  +  350. 12 plates. sm. 8vo.



Gassendi, Pierre.
Institutio logica, et epicuri syntagma. Londini: J. Redmayne, 1668.
90320a
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 118 + 288.



Gauss, Carl Friedrich.
Theoria residuorum biquadraticorum. Commentatio secunda. Gottingae: S.Dieterichianis. 1832.
31192c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 60.  4to.



2 parts, 4to, uncut in original wrappers.  (Offprints from Comm. recent. Soc. 

Gott. VI, 1823-27 and VII, 1828-32), Dietrich, Gottingen, 1828, 1832

$350



Quaritch Catalogue 1018 Oct. 1981.



Gautier, Alfred
Essai historique sur la probleme des trois corps, ou dissertation sur la theorie des mouvemens de la lune et des planetes, etc. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1817
30341c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XII + 283. 1 plate. 4to.



Gravesande, Willem J. S. Van's
An explanation of the Newtonian philosophy in lectures read to the youth of the University of Leyden. Trans. by a Fellow of the Royal Society. London: W. Innys & R. Manby, 1735
70208c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XVI + 435. 17 illus. sm. 8vo.



Gravesande, Willem J. S. Van's.
An explanation of the Newtonian philosophy in lectures read to the youth of the University of Leyden. Trans. by a Fellow of the Royal Society. London: W. Innys & R. Manby. 1735.
70208c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XVI + 435.  17 illus.  sm. 8vo.



Groombridge, Stephen.
A catalogue of circumpolar stars. Reduced to January 1, 1810. Edited by G. Biddell Airy. London: J. Murray. 1838.
20366c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 34 + 130.  4to.



Groombridge, Stephen
A catalogue of circumpolar stars. Reduced to January 1, 1810. Edited by G. Biddell Airy. London: J. Murray, 1838
20366c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXXIV + 130. 4to.



some pp. uncut.

Ms. inscription:  Presented by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to 

James Ivory Esq.



Hachette, Jean N. P.
Programmes d'un cours de physique; ou precis de lecons sur les principaux phenomenes de la nature, et sur quelques applications des mathematiques a la physique. Paris: V. Bernard, 1809
70213c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. VIII + 248. 6 plates. sm. 8vo.



Hachette, Jean N. P.
Traite elementaire des machines. Paris: J. Klostermann fils, 1811
30377c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XX + 304. 25 plates. 4to.



Incomplete. Plates missing - Supp A & B.



Haller, Albert von
First lines of physiology. Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, 1801
58714c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 Translated from the third Latin edition. pp. VIII + 

508.



Hamilton, Hugh
A geometric treatise of the conic sections. London: J. Nourse, 1773
36570c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XV + 212. 17 plates.



Hamilton, William Rowan
Theory of conjugate functions or algebraic couples; with a preliminary and elementary essay on algebra as the science of pure time. Dublin: Philip Dixon Hardy, 1835
23952c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 132.



Henderson, Thomas
Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. Edinburgh: A. & C. Black, 1838-1840
10140c 10141c 10142c
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 3 vols. Oct 1934 - Dec 1935; 1936; 1937.  pp. LIV + 189. 

XXVII + 156. XXXIV + 277. 3m. fo.



Henry, J. F.
Memoire sur la projection des cartes geographiques, adoptee au depot general de la guerre...pour faire suite au memorial topographique et militaire. Paris: Imprimerie Imperiale, 1910
30382c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 219. 4to.



Herschel, Sir John F. W.
Collection of examples of applications of the calculus of finite differences. Cambridge: J. Smith, 1820
59198c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. IV + 42. plate.



Herschel, Sir John F. W.
Traite de la lumiere, traduit de l'anglais avec notes par P. F. Verhulst et A. Quetelet. Paris: L. Hachette, 1829-1833
70215c 70216c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols. pp. V + 508. 620. 14 plates. sm. 8vo.



Hirsch, Meyer
Integral tables, or a collection of integral formulae. Trans. from the german. London: W. Baynes & Son, 1823
50921c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXX + 279. 8vo.



Hutcheson, Francis
A system of moral philosophy, in three books; written by the late Francis Hutcheson, L.L.D. London: A Millar and T. Longman, 1755
30439a 30440a
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 2 vols. pp. XLVIII + 358. 380. 4to.



Hutton, Charles
A mathematical and philosophical dictionary. London: J. Johnson and G. G. & J. Robinson, 1795 - 1796
30441a 30442a
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 2 vols. pp. VIII + 650. 756. 49 plates.



Huygens, Christian van Zuylichenn
C. Hugenii...opera reliqua. Amstelodami: J. Waesberyioss, 1728
31250c
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 3 vols. in one. pp. XXX + 315 + 226 + 184. 8 diagrams. 

4to.



Huygens, Cristian van Zuylichenn
C. Hugenii...opera varia. Lugduni Batavorum: J. Vander, 1724
31249c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols. in one. pp. XIV + 765 + 56. diag. and port. 

4to.



Hymers, John
A treatise on analytical geometry. Cambridge: J. & J. J. Deighton, 1830
59474c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XV + 178. 6 plates.



Jacobi, Carl G. J.
Fundamenta nova theoriae functionum ellipticarum. Regiomonti: Sumptibus fratrum Borntraeger, 1829
31189c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. VI + 191. 4to.



Journal Polytechnique ou bulletin du travail fair a l'ecole centrale des travaux publics. Publie par le conseil d'instruction et adminstration de cette ecole. Paris: Imprimerie de la Republique, 1795 - 1796
30452c 30453c (missing) 30454c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 Vols. 1 + 3. pp. VIII + 186. XVI + 209 - 444. 

plate.



Juan Y. de Santacilla, Jorge
Examen maritime, theorique et practique ou traite de mechanique, applique a la construction etala manoeuvre des vaisseaux et autre batiments. Traduit de l'espagnol, avec des additions par M. Leveque. Nantes: L'auteur, 1783
30458c 30459c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols. pp.XII + 396 + 14 + 364 + 20. plates. 

4to.



Keill, John
Introductio ad veram physicam: seu lectiones physicae habitae in schola naturalis philosophiae academie Oxoniensis an. dom. 1700. London, 1715
90407c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 3rd. ed. pp. 274.



Klaproth, Martin Henry
Analytical essays towards promoting the chemical knowledge of mineral substances. London: T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1801
58823c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XVI + 267.



Translated from the German.



Kramp, Christian
Analyse des refractions astromomiques et terrestres. Strasbourg: P. J. Dannbach, 1799
30472c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XX + 210. plate. 4to.



L'Hospital, Guillaume F. A. de, Marquis de Saint-Mesme
Analyse des infiniment petits, pour l'intelligence des lignes courbes. Paris: Alex. Jombert, jeune, 1781
30505c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 Nouvelle ed. revue et augmentee par M. Le Feure. pp. XIX + 

234. 11 plates. 4to.



L'Hospital, Guillaume F. A. de, Marquis de Saint-Mesme
Traite analytique des sections coniques et de leur usage pour la resolution des equations dans les problemes tant determinez qu'indeterminez. Paris: Montalant, 1720
31172c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 459. 4to.



La Caille, Nicholas Louis de
Cours elementaire et complet de mathematiques-pures. Augmente par Marie, et eclairci par Prof. Theveneau. Paris: Courcier. An VII. 1798-1799
70232c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2nd ed. revue et corrigee avec le plus grand soin. pp. IV + 

556. 12 plates.



La Caille, Nicholas Louis de
Lecons elementaires d'astronomie geometrique et physique. Paris: H. L. Guerin & L. F. Delatour, 1761
70233c 59406c
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 Nouvelle ed. revue, corrigee et augmentee. pp.VI + 415. 9 

plates. sm. 8vo.



2 copies, 1 with added manuscript preface by M. De La Grande, 

1780.



La Caille, Nicholas Louis de
Traite d'optique... Paris, 1807.
59113c
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 ...revu, corrige et augmente particulierement de la mesure de 

la refraction, de son explication physique, de la marche des Images dans les 

instrumens d'optique, les lunettes achromatiques, de l'iris, et de quelques 

problemes interessans; par plusieurs eleves de l'ecole polytechnique.



Nouvelle ed. ornee de toutes les planches de l'ancienne edition, auxquelles on en 

a joint pleusieurs nouvelles. pp. VII + 173. plates.






La Place, Pierre Simon de, Marquis
Essai philosophique sur les probabilites. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1814
30492c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 96. 4to.



La Place, Pierre Simon de, Marquis
Mecanique celeste. Trans. with a commentary by N. Bowditch, LL.D. With a memoir of the translator by his son, N. I. Bowditch. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little etc. 1829-1839
20497c 20498c 20499c 20500c
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 4 vols. pp. XXIV + 746. XVII + 990. XXX +910. 1018. 

ports. roy. 4to.



La Place, Pierre Simon de, Marquis
Precis de l'histoire de l'astronomie. Paris: Mme. Ve. Courcier, 1821
59031c
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 pp. 160.



La Place, Pierre Simon de, Marquis
Theorie analytique des probabilites. Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1820
30493c
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 Troisieme ed. revue et augmentee par l'auteur. pp. CXLII + 

506 + 34 + 36. 4to.



La Place, Pierre Simon de, Marquis
Traite de mecanique celeste. Paris: J. B. M. Duprat, 1798-1827
30494c 30495c 30496c 30497c 30498c
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 5 tom. pp. XXXII + 368. 382. XXIV + 303. XL + 347 + 65 + 

78. VIII + 419 + 35 + 24. plate. 4to.



Lacroix, Silvestre F.
Complement des elemens d'algebre. Paris: Mme. Ve. Courcier, 1817
59026c
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 4th ed. revue et augmentee. pp. VIII + 328.



With the signatures of the author and publisher.



Lacroix, Silvestre F.
Elemens d'algebre. Paris: Mme. Ve. Courcier, 1815
59036c
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 11th ed. revue et corrigee. pp. XI + 360



Lacroix, Silvestre F.
Essais sur l'enseignement. Paris: Courcier, 1805
75240c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 390.



Lacroix, Silvestre F.
Essais sur l'enseignement. Paris: Mme. Ve. Courcier, 1816
75239c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2nd ed. revue et corrigee. pp. 350.



Lacroix, Silvestre F.
Introduction a la geographie mathematique et critique. Paris: J. G. Dentu, 1811
70234c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 Nouvelle ed. revue et considerablement augmentee, ornee de 

cartes et de planches. pp. VIII + 427. sm. 8vo.



Lacroix, Silvestre F.
Traite de calcul differentiel et du calcul integral. Paris: Courcier, 1810- 1819
31140c 31141c 31142c
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 2nd ed. revue et augmentee. 3 vols. pp. LVI + 652 + XX + 

816 + XXIV + 771. plate. 4to.



Lacroix, Silvestre F.
Traite elementaire de trigonometrie rectiligne et spherique. Paris: Mme. Ve. Courcier, 1813
59035c
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 6th ed. revue et corrigee. pp. XII + 296. 5 plates.



With the signatures of the author and publisher.



Lacroix, Silvestre F.
Traite elementaire d'arithmetique. Paris: Courcier, 1805
59032c
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 6th ed. revue et corrigee. pp. VII + 156.



With the signatures of the author and publisher.



Lacroix, Silvestre F.
Traite elementaire de calcul differentiel et de calcul integral; precede de reflexions sur la maniere d'enseigner les mathematiques, et d'apprecier dans les examens le savoir de ceux qui les ont etudiees. Paris: Duprat, 1802
70235c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XLIV + 574. 5 plates. sm. 8vo.



Lagrange, Joseph L.
De la resolution des equations numeriques de tous les degres. Paris: Duprat, 1798
30473c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. VIII + 268. 4to.



Lagrange, Joseph L.
Mechanique Analitique. Paris: Veuve Desaint, 1788.
31130c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XII + 512. 4to.



Lagrange, Joseph L.
Theorie de fonctions analytiques, contenant les principes de calcul differentiel, degages de toute consideration d'infiniment petits ou d'evanouissans, de limites ou de fluxions et reduits a l'analyse algebrique... Paris: L'Imprimerie de la Republique, 1797
30474c
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 ...des quantites finies.



pp.VIII + 277. 4to.






Lagrange, Joseph L.
Theorie des fonctions analytiques, contenant les principes du calcul differentiel, degages de toute consideration d'infiniment petits ou d'evanouissans, de limites ou de fluxions et reduits a l'analyse algebrique... Paris: Mme. Ve Courcier, 1813
30475c
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 ...des quantites finies.



Nouvelle ed. pp. XI + 383. 4to.




Lagrange, Joseph L.
Traite de la resolution des equations numeriques de tous les degres, avec des notes sur plusieurs points de la theorie des equations algebrique. Paris: Courcier, 1808
30476c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 nouvelle ed. revue et augmentee. pp. XII + 311. 

4to.



Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent
Elements of chemistry. Edinburgh: William Creech, 1790
59407c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. L + 511. 13 plates.



Translated from the French.



Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent
Elements of chemistry. Edinburgh: William Creech, 1799
59200c
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 4th ed. with notes, tables and considerable additions. pp. 

XXXVI + 592. 13 plates.



Translated from the French.



Le Francais de Lalande, J. J.
Astronomie. Paris: Desaint, 1792
30477c (1) 30478c
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 Troisieme ed., revue et augmentee. 2 vols. pp. LXVI + 478. 

727. plates.



Le Francais de Lalande, Joseph J.
Bibliographie astronomique; avec l'histiore de l'astronomie depuis 1781 jusqu'a 1802. Paris: De L'imprimerie de la republique, 1803
20693c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. VIII + 916. 4to.



Le Francais de Lalande, J. J.
Tables astronomiques. Paris: Desaint, 1792
30477c (2)
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 pp. 378.



Companion volume to the 3rd ed. of Astronomie.



Legendre, Adrien Marie
Elements de geometrie, avec des notes. Paris: Didot, 1804
70416c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 Cinquieme ed. pp. 423. 14 plates. sm. 8vo.



Legendre, Adrien Marie
Elements de geometrie, avec des notes. Paris: Didot, 1809
59034c
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 8th ed. pp. 423. sm. 8vo.



Legendre, Adrien Marie
Essai sur la theorie des nombres. Paris: Duprat, 1798
30502c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXIV + 472. 4to.



Legendre, Adrien Marie
Memoire sur les transcendantes elliptiques, ou l'on donne des methodes faciles pour comparer et evaluer ces transcendantes, qui comprennent les arcs d'ellipse... Paris: C. du Pont, 1793
30474(a)c
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 ...et qui se rencontrent frequemment dans les applications du 

calcul integral.



pp. 102. 4to.






Leibnitz, G. W. Von et Bernoulli, Jean
Virorum celeber. Commerciom philosophicum et mathematicum. Lausannae et Genevae: M. Bousquet et Socior, 1745.
30136c 30137c
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 2 vols. port. illus. 4to.



Leroy, Charles F. A.
Analyse appliquee a la geometrie des trois dimensions, comprenant les surfaces du second ordre, avec la theorie generale des surfaces courbes et des lignes a double courbure. Paris: Bachelier, 1829.
70238c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXI + 308. 5 plates. sm. 8vo.



Leslie, John
Elements of geometry, geometrical analysis, and plane trigonometry. Edinburgh: Brown & Crombie and John Ballantyne & co., 1809
60351c
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 pp. XII + 524.



Leslie, John
Elements of geometry, geometrical analysis, and plane trigonometry. Edinburgh: John Ballantyne and Co., 1811
59523c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2nd ed. improved and enlarged. pp. XI + 500.



Leslie, Sir John
Geometrical analysis, and geometry of curve lines, being volume second of a course of mathematics. Edinburgh: W. & C. Tait, 1821
51017c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. IX + 448. 24 plates. 8vo.



Incomplete. pages 147-148 missing.



Libes, A.
Histoire philosophique des progres de la physique. Paris: L'auteur and Courcier and Michaud, 1810 [vols. 1-2] Paris: Mme. Ve. Courcier, 1812 - 1813 [vols. 3-4]
59360c 59361c 59362c 59363c
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 4 vols. pp. VIII + 291. 303. 330. 272.



Luc, J. A. de
Idees sur la meteorologie. London: T. Spilsbury, 1786-1787
59560c 59561c
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 2 vols. pp. 516 + 478.



Maclaurin, Colin
An account of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophical discoveries, in four books. London, 1748
23955c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XX + 392.



Published with an account of the author's life and writings by Patrick 

Murdoch.



Maclaurin, Colin
An account of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophical discoveries, in four books. London: A. Millar, 1750.
70653c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2nd. ed. pp. XXVI + 412. 6 plates. sm. 8vo.



Published with an account of the author's life and writings by Patrick 

Murdoch.



Maclaurin, Colin
Geometrica organica; sive, descriptio linearum curvarum universalis. London: G. & J. Innys, 1720
51947c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XII + 138. 12 illus. sm. 4to.



Magendie, F.
Precis elementaire de physiologie. Paris: Mequignon-Marvis, 1816- 1817
59401c 59402c
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 2 vols. pp. VI + 326. 473.



Mairan, Jean J. Dortous de
Traite physique et historique de l'aurore boreale. Suite des memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, annee 1731. Paris: De l'imprimerie royale, 1754
31186c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 Seconde ed. revue et augmentee de plusieurs 

ecleuricissemens. pp. XII + 570 + XXII. 2 plates. 15 chags. 4to.



Maire, Christopher et Boscovich, R. Josepho
De litteraria oxpeditione per pontificiam ditionem ad dimetiendos duos Meridiani grodus et corrigendam mappam geographicam, jussu et auspiciis Benedicti XIV, pont. max. suscepta...a C. Maire et R. J. Boscovich. Romae: N. & M. Palearini, 1755
30553c
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 pp. XXII + 516. plates. 4to.



Malus, Etienne L.
Theorie de la double refraction de la lumiere dans les substances cristallisees. Paris: Gavnery, 1810
30843c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp.302. plate. 4to.



Manilius, Marcus
M. Manilii astromicon. Interpretatione et notis ac figuris illustravit M. Fayus. Accesserunt P. D. Huetii animaduersiones. Paris: F. Leonard, 1679
31173c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XXXI + 448 + 88. illus. title. 4to.



Marcoz, J. B. P.
Astronomie solaire simplifiee, fondee sur les observations tant anciennes que du moyen age, et prouvant l'exclusion des variations seculaires theoriques introduites dans les calculs des lieux du soleil. Paris: De Bure Freres, 1832
59030c
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 pp. 303 + 129.



Includes the following-  Refutation de la critique du livre intitule:  Astronomie 

solaire d'Hipparque, par J. B. P. Marcoz; inseree par M. Letronne dans le journal 

des savans, November 1828 et Janvier 1829.






Marcoz, J. B. P.
Erreur des astronomes et des geometres sur l'acceleration de la lune. Paris: De Bure Freres, 1833
59044c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 240.



Martin, B.
Philosophia Britannica; or, a new system of the Newtonian philosophy, astronomy, and geography. In a course of twelve lectures, with notes, containing proofs of all the principal propositions in natural science;... London: W. Strachan, 1781
51856c 51857c 51858c
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 ...also a particular account of the invention, structure, 

improvement and uses of all the considerable instruments, engines and 

machines; with new calculations relating to their nature, power and operation.



3rd ed.  3 vols. plates. pp. 333 + 390 + 405. 8vo.



Martine, George
Of thermometers, and on the heating and cooling of bodies. Edinburgh: Alexander Donaldson, 1787
59109c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 4th ed. pp.177



Mascheroni, L.
Geometrie du compas. Ouvrage traduit de l'Italien par A. M. Carette, officier du genie. Paris: Duprat, 1798
59033c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 263. 14 plates.



Maseres, Francis ed.
Scriptores Logarithmici...curious tracts on the nature and construction of logarithms...together with some tracts on the binomial theorum, etc. London: B. White & Son, 1791
20712c 20713c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 2 vols. pp. 141 + 382. XII + 591. 4to.



Maseres, Francis
Tracts on the resolution of cubick and biquadratick equations. London: J. White, [1803?]
59281c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. LXI + 599.



Another copy is at 59365c.



Maseres, Francis
Tracts on the resolution of affected algebraick equations by Dr. Halley's, Mr. Raphson's, and Sir Isaac Newton's methods of approximation. London: J. White, 1800
59473c
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 pp. LXXVII + 479.



Mechain, P. F. A. et De Lambre, J. B. J.
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Memoirs of science and the arts. Or, an abridgement of the transactions published by the principal learned and oeconomical societies established in Europe, Asia, and America. London: R. Faulder, etc. 1793
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Mercator, Gerardus
Atlas Minor G. Mercatoris a J. Hondio...auctus atque illustratus. Amsterodami: Excusum in aedilus J. Hondii, 1610
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Mercator, Nicolaus
Institutionum astronomicarum, libri duo de motu astrorum communi et proprio, secundum hypotheses vetorum et recentiorum praecipuas. London: G. Godbid, 1676
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Molyneux, William
Dioptrica nova. A treatise of dioptricks in two parts. Wherein the various effects and appearances of spherick glasses, both convex and concave, single and combined, in telescopes and microscopes... London: Benj. Tooke, 1692
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Monge, Gaspard
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Monge, Gaspard, Count de Peluse
Geometrie descriptive. Lecons donnees aux Ecoles Normales. Paris: Baudouin, 1799
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Montucla, Jean Etienne
Histoire des mathematiques, dans laquelle on rend compte de leurs progres depuis leur origine jusqu'a nos jours; ou l'on expose le tableau et le developpement des principales decouvertes...des plus celebres. Paris: Henri Agasse, 1799-1802
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Moreau de Maupertius, P. L.
The figure of the earth, determined from observations made by the order of the French King at the polar circle, by Messrs. de Maupertius, Camus, Clairaut...translated from the French. London: T. Cox, 1738
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Mudge, William & Dalby, Isaac
An account of the operations carried on for accomplishing a trigonometrical survey of England and Wales, from the commencement, in the year 1784, to the end of the year 1796. Begun under the direction of the Royal Society... London: W. Bulmer and co., 1799-1801
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Muller, John
A treatise containing the elementary part of fortification, regular and irregular. With remarks on the constructions of the most celebrated authors, particularly of Marshal de Vauban and Baron Coehorn, in which the perfection... London: F. Wingrave, 1799
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Musschenbrock, Petrus van
Tentamina experimentorum naturalium captorum in Academia del Cimento...ex Italico in Latinum sermonem conversa. Quibus cummentarios, nova experimenta, et orationem de methods instituendi experimenta physica addidit P. van M. Lugduni Batavorum: J. & H. Verbeek, 1731.
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Newton, Sir Isaac
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflections and colours of light. London: W. & J. Innys, 1721
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Newton, Sir Isaac
Opuscala mathematica, philosophica et philologica. Collegit partimque Latine vertit...J. Castillioneus. Lausannae et Genevae: M. M. Bosquet, etc. 1744.
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Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. 1760
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Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Genevae: Barrillot & Filii, 1739 - 1742
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Principes mathematiques de la philosophe naturelle, par feue Madame la Marquise du Chastellet. Paris: Desaint & Saillant, 1759
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Newton, Sir Isaac
The chronology of ancient kingdoms amended. To which is prefixed a short chronicle from the first memory of things in Europe, to the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great. Ed. by J. Conduitt. London: J. Tonson, 1728
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Newton, Sir Isaac
The mathematical principles of natural philosophy...translated into English by Andrew Motte. To which are added, Newton's system of the world; a short comment on, and defence of, the principia, by W. Emerson... London: H. D. Symonds, 1803
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Nicholson, P.
Analytical and arithmetical essays. London: Davis and Dickson, 1821
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Ovidius Naso, Publius
P. Ovidii Nasonis Fastorum libri VI cum notis selectissimis variorum. London, 1699
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Paoli, Pietso
Supplemento agli elementi di algebra inedito. Pisa: Societa Letteraria, 1804.
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Pemberton, Henry
A view of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy. With a poem on Sir Isaac by R. Glover. Dublin: W. Williamson, 1758
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Peyrard, F.
Les elemens de geometrie d'Euclide, traduits litteralement, et suivis d'un traite du cercle, du cylindre, du cone et de la sphere; de la mesure des surfaces et des solides; avec des notes; par F. Peyrard. Paris: F. Louis, 1804.
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Peyrard, F.
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Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth. Edinburgh: William Creech, 1802
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Elemens de statique, suivis de trois memoires sur la composition des momens et des aires; sur le plan invariable du systeme du monde, et sur la theorie generale de l'equilibre et du mouvement des systemes. Paris: Bachelier, 1834
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Recherches sur l'analyse des sections angulaires. Paris: Bachelier, 1825
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Poisson, Simeon D.
Memoire sur l'equilibre et la mouvement des corps elastiques. [1828?]
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Poisson, Simeon D.
Nouvelle theorie de l'action capillaire. Paris: Bachelier pere et fils, 1831
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Poisson, Simeon D.
Recherches sur la probabilite des jugements en matiere criminelle et en matiere civile, precedees des regles generales du calcul des probabilites. Paris: Bachelier, 1837
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Theorie mathematique de la chaleur. Paris: Bachelier, 1835
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Poisson, Simeon D.
Theorie mathematique de la chaleur; memoire et notes formant un supplement a l'ouvrage publie sous ce titre. Paris: Bachelier, 1837
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Pontecoulant, Count G. Le Doulcet de
Theorie analytique du systeme du monde. Paris: Bachelier, 1829- 1834
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Pouillet, Claude S. M.
Elements de physique experimentale et de meteorologie. Paris: Bechet, 1837
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The history and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light, and colours. London: J. Johnson, 1772
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The history and present state of electricity with original experiments. London: C. Bathurst, 1775
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Pringle, Sir John
Six discourses...to which is prefixed the life of the author by Andrew Kippis. London: W Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1783
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Puissant, Louis
Traite de geodesie, ou exposition des methodes astronomiques et trigonometrqiues, appliquees soit a la mesure de al terre, soit a la confection du canevas des catres et des plans. Paris: Courcier, 1805
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Puissant, Louis
Traite de topographie, d'arpentage et de nivellement. Paris: Courcier, 1807
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Ramond de Carbonieres, Baron L. F. E.
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Raphson, Joseph
Analysis aequationem universalis seu ad aequationes algebraicas resolvendas methodus, generalis et expedita, ex nova infinitarum serierum methodo, deducta ac demonstrata. Londini: J. Taylor, 1697.
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Histoire philosophique et politique. Des etablissements & du commerce des Europeens dans les deux Indes. Maestricht: Jean-Edme Dufour & Philippe Roux, 1777
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Essai d'analyse sur les jeux de hazards. Paris: Claude Jombert and Jacque Quillau, 1714
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Robertson, Abram
Sectionem conicarum libri septem; accedit tractatus de sectionibus conicis et de scriptoribus qui earum doctrinam tradiderunt. Oxonii: J. Cooke, etc. 1792
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Ruddiman, Thomas and Walter
Arithmeticae et algebrae compendium. In usum juventutis academicae. Edinburgh, 1736
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Sabine, Sir E. & Lloyd, H.
Report on the magnetic isoclinal and isodynamic lines in the British Islands. From observations by Professors Humphrey Lloyd, and John Philips; Robert Were Fox esq.; Capt. James Clark Ross; and Major Edward Sabine. London: R. & J. E. Taylor, 1839
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Saint-Pierre, Jacques-Bernardin-Henride de
Etudes da la nature. Paris: Deterville, 1804
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Saunderson, Nicholas
Select parts of Saunderson's elements of algebra. London: W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, etc. 1776
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Saussure, Horace B. de
Essais sur l'hygrometrie. 1. Description d'un nouvel hygrometre comparable; 2. Theorie de l'hygrometrie; 3. Theorie de l'evaporation; 4. Applications des theories precedentes a quelques phenomenes de la meteorologie. Neuchatel: S. Fauche et fils, 1783
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Schumacher, Heinrich Christian
Astronomische nachrichten. Altona, 1833 - 1841
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Scriptores Optici; or a collection of tracts relating to optics. London: R. Wilks (printer). 1823.
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Sherwin, Henry
Sherwin's mathematical tables...containing Dr Wallis's account of logarithms, and various methods of computing them, according to the latest improvement, viz. a table of logarithms of numbers from 1 to 101000... London: J. Mount and T. Page, 1771
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The doctrine and application of luxions. London: J. Nourse, 1750
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Simson, Robert
Opera quaedam reliqua, scilicet I. Apollonii Pergaei de sectione determinata libri, II restituti, duobus in super libris aucti II porismatum liber quo doctrinam hanc vetariom geometrarum ab oblivione vindicare... Glasgow: R. & A. Foulis, 1776
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impensis quidem Philippi Comitis Stanhope cura vero Jacobi Clow.



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Simson, Robert
Sectionum conicarum libri V. Edinburgh: T. & W. Ruddimanos, 1735
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Simson, Robert
The elements of Euclid. Edinburgh: E. Balfour, 1803
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Small, Robert
An account of the astronomical discoveries of Kepler. London: J. Mawman, 1804
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Smith, Adam
Essays on philosophical subjects. To which is prefixed, an account of the life and writings of the author; by Dugald Stewart. London: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1795
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Smith, Robert
A compleat system of opticks in four books, viz, a popular, a mathematical, a mechanical and a philosophical treatise. Cambridge: C. Crownfield, 1738.
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Stewart, Dugald
Philosophical essays. Edinburgh: W. Creech, 1810
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Stewart, Matthew
Geometrical propositions. London: W. Glendinning, 1801
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Propositiones geometricae more veterum elemonstratae ad geometriam antiquam illustrandam et promovendam idoneae. Edinburgh: W. Sands, 1783
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Tracts, physical and mathematical. Containing an explication of several...points in physical astronomy; and a new method for ascertaining the sun's distance from the earth, by the theory of gravity. Edinburgh: W. Sands, 1761
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Tacitus. Publius Cornelius
C. Cornelii Taciti opera quae exstant. Justus Lipsius postremum recensuit. Additi commentarii meliores plenioresque, cum curis secundis. Accesserunt seorsim notae Josiae Merceri ad eundem Tacitum. Parisiis: Apud Marcum Orry, 1606.
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Positiones physicae quas annuo labore in scholis privatis explicavit experimentis illustrat et auditorum suorum meditationi proponit. Harderovici Gebiorum: J. Van Rasteel, 1786
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Varignon, Pierre
Nouvelle mecanique ou statique, dont la projet fut donne en 1687. Paris: C. Jombert, 1725.
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Velleius Paterculus, Marcus
C. Velleii Paterculi quae supersunt ex Historiae Romanae voluminibus duobus, cum integris scholiis, notis, variis lectionibus et animadversionibus doctorum curante Petro Burmanno. Rotterdami: Joh. Danielem Beman & Filium, 1756
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A system of familiar philosophy: in twelve lectures;...containing the elements and the practical uses to be drawn from the chemical properties of matter: the principles and application of mechanics; of hydrostatics;... London, 1802
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Walmesley, D. C.
Theorie du mouvement des apsides en general, et en particulier des apsides de l'orbite de la lune. Paris: Quillau, 1749
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Waring, Edward
Meditationes analyticae. Cantabrigiae: J. Nicholson, 1785
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Woodhouse, Robert
A treatise on isoperimetrical problems. Cambridge: J. Smith, 1810
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Woodhouse, Robert
An elementary treatise on astronomy. Cambridge: J. Smith, 1812
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Wright, J. M. F.
The principia of Newton. Cambridge: W. P. Grant, 1830
59479c
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 pp. XII + XXXVII + 173. 5 plates.



Part 1 only.



Wronski, J. Hoene
Address...to the British Board of Longitude, upon the actual state of the mathematics...and upon the new celestial mechanics, giving the definitive solution of the problem of longitude. London: T. Egerton, 1820
59045c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. XII + 127.



Translated from the original in French,  by W. Gardiner.



Wronski, J. Hoene
Introduction a la philosophie des mathematiques, et technie de l'algorithmie. Paris: Courcier, 1811
31047c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. VI + 269. 4to.



Young, Matthew
An enquiry into the principle phenomena of sounds and musical strings. Dublin: Joseph Hill, 1784
59077c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 pp. 203. plates.



Zach, Le Baron de
L'attraction des montagnes, et ses effets sur les fils a plomb ou sur les niveaux des instrumens d'astronomie, constates et determines par des observations astronomiques et geodesiques, faites, en 1810,... Paris: V. Courcier, 1814
59024c 59025c
Sir James Ivory Collection

 ...a l'Ermitage de Notre-Dame des Anges, sur le Mont de 

Mimet, et au fanal de l'Isle de Planier pres de Marseille; suivis de la description 

geometrique de la ville  de Marseille et de son territoire.



2 vols. pp. XIX + 354. 355 - 715. plates.



The publisher's information is on a piece of paper stuck over the original print, 

which reads:  Avignon, chez Seguin aine imprimeur librarie, 1814.



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