Lot 489
Leslie, Sir John
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 10 September 2014 at 12:00 BST
£600
Description
The philosophy of arithmetic; exhibiting a progressive view of the theory and practice of calculation. Edinburgh: for Archibald Constable, 1817. First edition, 8vo, folding table as frontispiece, other tables, abacus calculations, etc. in the text, 19th century light tan calf, covers with blind tooled borders, red morocco lettering piece
Footnote
Note: Better remembered as the first person to create artificial ice, Sir John Leslie (1766 - 1832) was a Scottish mathematician. His Philosophy of Arithmetic was one of his more famous publications. There was a second edition in 1820.