The OLDEST Maths Books in Oxford

Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford looks through some of the oldest maths textbooks at the University of Oxford with assistance from the ‪@StEdmundHall‬ Librarian James Howarth. Link for Maple Learn worksheet below.

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List of books covered in the video:
1. Euclid's "Elements"
2. William Leybourne's "Cursus Mathematicus"
3. Galileo's "System of the World"
4. Kepler's "On The Six-Angled Snowflake"
5. Robert Hooke's "Micrographia"
6. Isaac Newton's "Principia Mathematica"
7. Lewis Carroll's "The Game Of Logic"

Highlights include: Galileo's drawing of the heliocentric solar system with planets orbiting the sun; Robert Hooke's drawings of snowflakes seen under a microscope for the first time; and Lewis Carroll's game of logic meant to be played by children.

Some notes from James on the books.

Fol. C 8 Mathematical collections and translations: the first tome.
London: Printed by William Leybourn, MD CLXI [1661].
Translations of Galileo, Kepler etc. First volume only, almost all copies of vol. 2 destroyed in the Great fire of London.

Fol. O 13 William Leybourn Cursus Mathematicus, London: Printed for Thomas Basset, Benjamin Tooke, Thomas Sawbridge, Awnsham and John Churchill,1690
9 book, 900 page course in mathematics – tons of diagrams including practical ones for calculating field area or height of buildings etc. Full title is fun: Cursus mathematicus. Mathematical sciences, in nine books. : Comprehending arithmetick, vulgar, decimal, instrumental, algebraical. Geometry, plain, solid. Cosmography, cœlestial, terrestrial. Astronomy, theorical, practical. Navigation, plain, spherical.

4° G 18 (1-7) Sammelband of 7 mathematical pamphlets including Kepler on Snowflakes.
Two of the tracts we have the only copy in Oxford, two where it’s only us and the Box. Given by Timothy Goodwyn who transferred to Oxford from Leyden and became Bishop of Kildare.

JJ94, John Newton, The scale of interest: or The use of decimal fractions, and the table of logarithmes, in the most easie and exact resolving all questions in anatocism, or compound interest; with tables of simple interest also at 6. per cent. per annum. Together with their use in the measuring of board, timber, stone, and gauging of cask, &c. very necesary for all carpenters, joyners, masons, glasiers, and all tradesmen whatsoever.

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