A sexcentenary table; exhibiting, at sight, the result of any proportion, where the terms do not exceed six hundred seconds or 10 minutes; with precepts and examples ... Published by order of the Commissioners of Longitude
London: William Richardson, printer, 1779. First edition, 4to, pp. viii, 165, [1]; printed tables throughout; contemoporary full mottled calf, neatly rebacked to match, red morocco label on spine. John Bernoulli (1744-1807), grandson of Johann Bernoulli, and son of Johann Bernoulli, II, was known around the world as a child prodigy. He studied at Basel and at Neuchâtel, and when only thirteen took the degree of doctor in philosophy. When he was fourteen, he got the degree of master of jurisprudence. At nineteen he was appointed astronomer royal of Berlin. A year later, he reorganized the astronomical observatory at the Berlin Academy. Some years after, he visited Germany, France and England, and subsequently Italy, Russia and Poland. His travel accounts were of great cultural and historical importance. Item #48631
Price: $450.00
