Arithmetic Book, 1761

Location of collection:

Colonial Williamsburg

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

P.O. Box 1776

Williamsburg, VA 23187

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POC: Douglas Mayo

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Phone: (757) 565-8521

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Summary

Creator:

Thorne, Edward.

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

This manuscript arithmetic book contains explanations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; addition and subtraction of money; eighteenth-century weights and measures; time; and reduction of fractions. Problems and solutions are included. It is probably not of Virginia origin; it might possibly be from another American colony, but it is more likely from England.

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 1930.

Physical description:

1 vol. (70 pp.)

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Arithmetic --Early works to 1900.
Mathematics --Study and teaching --England --History --18th Century.
Money --England --History --18th Century.
Penmanship.
Weights and measures --England --History --18th Century.