Sir Jonas Moore : practical mathematics and restoration science /
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| Author / Creator: | Willmoth, Frances, 1957- |
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| Imprint: | Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : Boydell Press, 1993. |
| Description: | xi, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Moore, Jonas, -- Sir, -- 1617-1679 Moore, Jonas, -- Sir, -- 1617-1679 Mathematicians -- England -- Biography. Mathematics -- England -- History -- 17th century. Science -- England -- History -- 17th century. Mathematicians. Mathematics. Science. England. Great Britain. Biography. History. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1503528 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: 'A Good Mathematician and a Good Fellowe'
- 1. Moore's Social and Intellectual Origins: Teachers and Patrons. Ancestry and education. Local patrons. Employment and taking up mathematics
- 2. Founding a Mathematical Career. William Oughtred. 'Mathematicall More': the author and his books
- 3. 'His Rise': Surveying the Fens. Projectors and 'giddy projects'. Moore's role: mathematics and surveying
- 4. The Restoration and a Route to Royal Service. Mathematical practice in Restoration London. Tangier. The Surveyorship of the Ordnance
- 5. 'The Genius of All Arts': Patronage of the Mathematical Sciences. The Royal Society and the Royal Observatory. The New Systeme of the Mathematicks.
