IT is refreshing to come across a set of mathematical tables that are original in construction and use. Thus all that need be said of Mr. Castle's tables (i) is that they seem to contain what the ...

DR. GUILLEMIN'S two tables possess several interesting features. Taking, in the first place, Table A, which is used for working to six places of decimals, this contains the antilogarithms, calculated ...

Logarithms are a convenient way to express large numbers. Before the invention of calculators, the only alternative to slide rules was to use tables of logarithms. Some important formulae, also called ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From the sixteenth century, computing ...