A Treatise of Algebra in Three Parts
by Colin MacLaurin
Treatise of Algebra in Three Parts | ||
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Author | Colin MacLaurin | |
Edition | Precise edition unknown | |
Desc. | 8vo |
Scottish mathematician Colin MacLaurin (1698–1746) was born in Kilmoden, Argyll, Scotland, in February of 1698.[1] This treatise of algebra includes a breakdown of basic algebraic formulas.[2] An instruction manual for schooling, this text also focuses on the application of algebra and geometry to each other and an Appendix containing the basic principles of geometrical lines.[3] Clarity and simplicity were the main goals of this volume in distilling the more abstruse theorems into a simple presentation.[4]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as "Mc.laurin's Algebra. 8vo." and given by Thomas Jefferson to his grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph. The Brown Bibliography[5] lists the first edition published in London in 1748. George Wythe's Library[6] on LibraryThing states "Precise edition unknown. Octavo editions were published in 1748, 1756, 1771, 1779, 1788, and 1796." The Wolf Law Library has yet to purchase a copy of McLaurin's Treatise of Algebra.
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- ↑ Erik Lars Sageng, "MacLaurin, Colin (1698–1746)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed March 25, 2025.
- ↑ A Treatise of Algebra: In Three Parts. Containing : Colin MacLaurin : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive (Internet Archive) https://archive.org/details/atreatisealgebr03maclgoog
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, 2009, rev. 2023) Microsoft Word document (on file at the Wolf Law Library, William & Mary Law School).
- ↑ LibraryThing, s.v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on July 10, 2025.
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