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William Emerson

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British mathematician

Born 1701
Died 1782

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  • Cover of: Cyclomathesis: or, An easy introduction to the several branches of the mathematics; being principally designed for the instruction of young students, before they enter upon the more abtruse and difficult parts thereof

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  • Cover of: principles of mechanics: explaining and demonstrating the general laws of motion, the laws of gravity, motion of descending bodies, projectiles, mechanic powers, pendulums, centers of gravity, &c. strength and stress of timber, hydrostatics, and construction of machines : a work very necessary to be known, by all gentlemen, and others, that desire to have an insight into the works of nature and art : and extremely useful to all sorts of artificers, particularly to architects, engineers, shipwrights, millwrights, watchmakers, &c. or any that work in a mechanical way : illustrated with forty-three copper-plates.

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  • Cover of: The doctrine of fluxions: not only explaining the elements thereof, but also its application and use in the several parts of mathematics and natural philosophy.

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  • Cover of: A system of astronomy: containing the investigation and demonstration of the elements of that science

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  • Cover of: [Tracts: 1. The doctrine of combinations, permutations, and composition of quantities.  2. Chronology, or the art of reckoning time. 3. Calculation, libration, and mensuration.  In four parts.  Gauging, part five.  4.  The art of surveying or measuring of land, in three sections; with an appendix, containing corrections and additions to the several foregoing volumes.

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  • Cover of: The laws of centripetal and centrifugal force: shewing the motion of bodies in circular orbits, and in the conic sections, and other curves ...

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  • Cover of: The principles of mechanics: Explaining and demonstrating the general laws of motion, the laws of gravity, motion of descending bodies, projectiles, mechanic powers, pendulums, centres of gravity, &c., strength and stress of timber, hydrostatics, and construction of machines ...

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  • Cover of: The art of surveying, or measuring land: Containing, ...

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  • Cover of: The elements of optics.: In four books.  Book I. Simple optics, or direct vision.  Book II. Catoptrics, or reflected vision.  Book III. Dioptrics, or refracted vision.  Book IV. The construction of optical instruments ...

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  • Cover of: The elements of trigonometry: Containing the properties, relations, and calculations of sines, tangents, secants, &c. The doctrine of the sphere, and the principles of plain and spherical trigonometry. All plainly and clearly demonstrated.

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  • Cover of: Navigation; or, the art of sailing upon the sea: Containing a demonstration of the fundamental principles of this art. Together with all the practical rules of computing a ship's way, ... To which are added, several necessary tables.

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  • Cover of: A short comment on Sir I. Newton's Principia: containing notes upon some difficult places of that excellent book

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  • Cover of: Treatise of algebra.
    First published in 1764 2 editions

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  • Cover of: The doctrine of fluxions: not only explaining the elements thereof, but also its application and use in the several parts of mathematics and natural philosophy

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  • Cover of: The projection of the sphere, orthographic, stereographic, and gnomonical. Both demonstrating the principles, and explaining the practice of these three several sorts of projection

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  • Cover of: A treatise of algebra: in two books ...

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  • Cover of: Calculation, libration, and mensuration: or the arts of reckoning, weighing, and measuring. Being a mechanical work, adapted to the business and practice of tradesmen and artificers, in the shortest method possible; and designed purely for common use.

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  • Cover of: Chronology: or, the art of reckoning time.: Describing the several divisions of time in common use; the nature and original of cycles and periods, and the most remarkable aera's; ...

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  • Cover of: Dialing: Or the art of drawing dials, on all sorts of planes whatsoever

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  • Cover of: doctrine of combinations, permutations, and compositions, of quantities, clearly and succinctly demonstrated.

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