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Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

18th Century Arithmetic

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0265
Abstract

This collection consists of an 18th century arithmetic textbook. The textbook includes different explanations and sample problems on the Direct Proportion Rule, Extraction of the Square Root, and the Single Fellowship Rule.

Dates: undated

Clebsch-Gordon Algebra Textbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1116
Abstract

A single undated handwritten algebra book in German, attributed to Professor Alfred Clebsch, known for the Clebsch-Gordon coefficients, and owned by mathematician Ludwig Kiepert.

Dates: undated

John Thompson Mathematics Textbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1010
Abstract

This collection consists of a mathematics textbook from circa 1820 which includes handwritten practice notes for lessons on multiplication, division, interest rates, conversion charts, and more.

Dates: circa 1820

John Young Mathematics Exercise Book

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2199
Abstract

The handwritten John Young Mathematic Exercise Book, 1813, contains the rules of mathematics: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. There are many examples of word problems and solutions, plus explanations of fractions, decimals, and other mathematics.

Dates: 1813