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O./10a.23
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Philosophical and mathematical notes by Daniel Pettiward, perhaps from lectures by Samuel Vince
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- 21 Nov. 1786 (Creation)
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1 vol., 86 ff. Marbled paper cover and leather spine.
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Bequeathed by Daniel Pettiward, 1833.
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'D. Pettiward. Trinity. Nov. 21 1786' on first page; 'D Pettiward' has been gone over in ink. 'Vince' is also written out several times in ink, as well as 'Young' and 'Mary' [or 'many'], and several squiggles of the pen.
The notes begin in a philosophical vein: 'Idea is the object of thinking. Whence has the mind all the materials of reason & knowledge from experience.' However, most of the notes are on mathematical topics: 'Vulgar Fractions', 'Reductions', 'Multiplications' and so on, including discussion of surds and fluxions. Many pages are crossed through.
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O.10a.23