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MERCATOR, LOGARITHMOTECHNIA, LONDON, 1668
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Logarithmo-technia: sive methodus construendi logarithmos nova, accurata, & facilis; scripto antehac communicata, anno sc., 1667. Nonis augusti: cui nunc accedit. Vera quadratura hyperbolæ, & inventio summæ logarithmorum… Huic etiam jungitur Michaelis Angeli Riccii exercitatio geometrica de maximis & minimis; hic ob argumenti præstantium & exemplarium raritatem recusa. London: William Godbid & Moses Pitt, 1668, folding engraved plate (misbound in the second work), bound without the divisional title after F1 (this probably added later according to ESTC), D3 with paper flaw affecting headline, a few other tears in upper margin
Gregory, James (1638-1675). Exercitationes geometricæ. London: William Godbid & Moses Pitt, 1668, folding engraved plate 2 works bound in one volume, 4to (193 x 150mm.), later calf-backed boards
Provenance
bought from Pickering and Chatto, London, 1989
Literature
Mercator: Tomash & Williams M87; ESTC R25805; Wing M1730; Gregory: Tomash & Williams, G82; ESTC R15844; Wing G1909
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
These works were probably intended to be issued together. Gregory “is now ranked as the second best mathematician of his day, after Newton. Among his contributions, Gregory anticipated Newton in discovering both the interpolation formula and the general binomial theorem” (Tomash & Williams). Mercator moved from Denmark to London and was a founding member of the Royal Society. The present work deals with the calculation of logarithms including the series which now bears his name.