Lot 152
Mathematics.- Hutton (Charles) Day Book [for The Schoolmaster's Guide], manuscript, [c. 1764].
Estimate: £300 - 400
Description
Mathematics.- Hutton (Charles, mathematician, 1737-1823) Day Book [for The Schoolmaster's Guide], manuscript, 70pp., several tears, last f. loose and margin torn, first f. soiled, browned, disbound, folio, [c. 1764].
⁂ The Schoolmaster's Guide features a "Day Book" as a part of the appendix, but this manuscript encompasses more than the printed version, featuring Hutton's various mathematical formulas as well. Perhaps a compilation of pages for the work as a whole.
Description
Mathematics.- Hutton (Charles, mathematician, 1737-1823) Day Book [for The Schoolmaster's Guide], manuscript, 70pp., several tears, last f. loose and margin torn, first f. soiled, browned, disbound, folio, [c. 1764].
⁂ The Schoolmaster's Guide features a "Day Book" as a part of the appendix, but this manuscript encompasses more than the printed version, featuring Hutton's various mathematical formulas as well. Perhaps a compilation of pages for the work as a whole.