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'Classical Arithmetic...', vol ii, written in about 1740-1750 by T. Delafield

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MS. Add. A. 52
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'Classical Arithmetic. An essay to make that science more generally usefull, by applying it to the Roman, Greek and Sacred Classicks. By Thomas Delafield...' This is a draught of an attempt to teach the Greek, Roman and Jewish money, weights and measures in connexion with simple Arithmetic.

Dates

  • Creation: written in about 1740-1750 by T. Delafield

Extent

72 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Add. A. 52

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 28034.

Custodial History

Bought by Gough in December, 1793, at the sale of the effects of ' Mr. [Thomas] Cooper an attoflley in Henley' according to papers in Gough Gen. Top. 365, opp. p. 80.

Related Materials

MS. Add. A. 51 is an erlier draught of the same work.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

8 7/8 × 6 7/8 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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