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Mss Eur Mack Private 92
- Record Id:
- 040-003410120
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002305423
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100058759314.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur Mack Private 92
- Title:
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Portuguese work on Mathematics
- Scope & Content:
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pp. 1-359: Copy of a Portuguese work on Mathematics, dating apparently from about the last quarter of the 18(th) century. Divided into two parts, the first dealing with Arithmetic, the second (from p. 291) with Geometry.
Each part is divided into a number of lessons. Part 1 begins: "Liçãõ I Das Mathematicas em Geral A palavra Mathematica, que se deriva do Grego, que hȇ huma das partes da Philosophia, q̂ quer dizer Disciplina," &c. Ends (p. 289): "Estas saó as Noçoens, principios, e tins geraes da Aritmethica politica. O Estudo e a liçãõ poderaó conduzir as reflexoens dignas de todo o Cidadam, q̂ se interessa no bem da sua patria, como se espera de todos estes Ouvintez." Part 2 begins: "Liçãõ I Das Geometria em Geral. A Geometria, que hé palavra, que se deriva do Grego, e que quér propriamente dizer Medida da terra he a Sciencia da Extençãõ," &c. Ends with a number of geometrical figures and their explanations.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002305423
040-003410120 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur Mack Private : Colin Mackenzie Papers: Private Collection
Mss Eur Mack Private 92 : Portuguese work on Mathematics - Hierarchy:
- 032-002305423[0123]/040-003410120
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur Mack Private
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume, 359 pages
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Portuguese
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1760
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- Late 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 34 x 21 cm.
- Arrangement:
- Unfortunately in binding the volume the pages have been wrongly arranged. The true order, according to which it should be rebound, is as follows :- pp. (i), 1-12, 19, 20, 17, 18, 89-92, 85-8, 77-84, 73-76, 69-72, 61-68, 49-60, 45-8, 41-4, 97-100, 93-6, 21-40, 13-16, 101.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)