Arithmetic Manuscript of J. Price
Overview
J. Price's manuscript [circa 1805] includes mathematical and financial equations. The untitled manuscript contains sketches on the front and back cover. It was likely created in the United Kingdom.
Dates
- Creation: 1805?
Creator
- Price, J. (Mathematician) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 volume : unpaged ; 24 cm
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
J. Price's bound, unpaginated manuscript [1805] does not include a title. The front cover contains several pencil sketches of faces, perhaps self portraits. The first part of the manuscript includes instructions and examples of commercial mathematical equations, mostly monetary conversions. The second part of the manuscript concerns financial equations, such as those for interest, insurance, stocks, and bartering, all of which also include rules and examples. All of the arithmetic problems are written out completely in longhand form. On the back cover there is a sketch of a building. It is likely the manuscript originated in the United Kingdom.
Physical Location
MS C293
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Jennifer and Charles Monaghan, 2003
- Title
- Guide to the J. Price Arithmetic Manuscript
- Subtitle
- Arithmetic Manuscript of J. Price
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by cmh, 2010 Finding aid encoded by cmh, 2010
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3549488084
- Preferred citation
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J. Price Arithmetic Manuscript, Department of Special Collections, MS C293, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository