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American and Canadian Cyphering Book Collection, 1727-1864
Collection
Identifier: MSS 399
Abstract
This collection contains 197 items, most of which are cyphering books - handwritten books used to set out rules and cases associated with mathematical topics and which included problems and exercises linked to the topics. Students in the 18th and 19th centuries prepared them to use in their academic study.
Dates:
1727-1864
Found in:
Phillips Library