The Riverbank Publications Volume 3: Publication No. 22 - The index of Coincidence and Its Applications in Cryptography (A Cryptographic Series) by Friedman, William F - 1979

London : Baldwin and Cradock, 1831 A collection of papers from the Library of Useful Knowledge bound in one volume. DeMorgan is best known for DeMorgan's Theorem (!A AND !B) == !(A OR B), which forms the basis of the modern technique used to miniaturise complex digital circuits, and thus delivers the extremely high density computing power of the today's microprocessor.

His work on probabilities is a land mark piece of mathematical theory that formed the basis of the actuarial calculations of life insurance policy risks. This is the rare first edition of this work, which appeared in the Library of Useful Knowledge. These were a series of learned papers prepared by the leading scientists and academics of the day, each being either 64 or 32 pages long – and sold at low cost to provide a source for knowledge “for the working man”. They were published by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK).

The series was purchased by Longman Green, and re-issued under… Read More

Philadelphia: Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. Very Good +. [4] p., 1 leaf of a handcolored engraved leaf: tables; 29 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. Read before the Society on June 27, 1834. Mathematician Eugenius Nulty (1790-1871), a professor of mathematics at Dickinson College from 1814 to 1816, was one of the first actuarial scientists with the Philadelphia Life Insurance Company and provided mathematical assistance to the United States Coast Survey. In this paper he examines what was known as the Magic Circle of Benjamin Franklin. Very scarce. In Very Good+ Condition: disbound from a larger volume; light foxing; minor shadow from plate onto first page of text; otherwise, clean and bright.

W. B. Saunders Company, 1972. Previous Owner Markings (Including Name Neatly Inked to Front Free Endpaper); Moderately Scuffed on Front, Rear Covers; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Discolouration Where Sticker Was Once Affixed; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title.. First Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. Ltd., 1897. Octavo. Original brown cloth, titles to spine gilt, black coated endpapers. Lightly rubbed at the extremities, spine a little rolled and darkened with some minor wear at the ends, contents slightly toned. A very good copy. First edition, first printing. Author Mary Everest Boole (1832-1916) was the daughter of a rector who encouraged her interest in mathematics. At eighteen the logician George Boole became her tutor, and she wrote later that it was his book on logic which made her fall in love with him. In 1855 they were married and moved to Cork, where he was teaching. George encouraged Mary "to attend his lectures and improve her knowledge of mathematics. He read his book on differential equations to her, altering it until the language was completely clear to her" (Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science). Following George's death, Mary became a matron at Queens College and developed an interested in mathematical education. "Her collected works,… Read More

Academic Pr, y. 1983-11. 123634806. Good. Previous owners name in pencil on first end page

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. 151 pages: 6.25 x 9.5 in.: 1.4: Vol. 2: KB#005956: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Stated First Edition. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Copy is NOT ex-library; but rather a beautiful Very Good to Near Fine condition volume, with a Very Good dustjacket, which is lightly worn along the edges. "The Ages Of Mathematics is a nonmathematical survey in four volumes which deals with the history of mathematics from its simplest beginnings to its modern complexities. Written in a lively, conversational way, these books are necessary and not-to-be-missed readings for the young mathematician. " .

Fenwick Thomas. A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on Subterraneous Surveying, and the Magnetic Variation of the Needle, S Hodgson Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1804. 1st Edition. 8vo. Contemporary Tree Calf, recent re-back and new headbands. PP207,title page watermarked 1801, seven folding plates of engineering and mathematical diagrams. Neat, early ownership mark on front pastedown of George Wayne M.E. Skillful repairs to three plates, with very small loss on one plate mainly to blank and fold line area. Pages lightly browned in clean and bright order throughout. A rare early work on mine surveying.

Philadelphia: Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. Very Good +. [4] p., 1 leaf of a handcolored engraved leaf: tables; 29 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. Read before the Society on June 27, 1834. Mathematician Eugenius Nulty (1790-1871), a professor of mathematics at Dickinson College from 1814 to 1816, was one of the first actuarial scientists with the Philadelphia Life Insurance Company and provided mathematical assistance to the United States Coast Survey. In this paper he examines what was known as the Magic Circle of Benjamin Franklin. Very scarce. In Very Good+ Condition: disbound from a larger volume; light foxing; minor shadow from plate onto first page of text; otherwise, clean and bright.

W. B. Saunders Company, 1972. Previous Owner Markings (Including Name Neatly Inked to Front Free Endpaper); Moderately Scuffed on Front, Rear Covers; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Discolouration Where Sticker Was Once Affixed; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title.. First Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. Ltd., 1897. Octavo. Original brown cloth, titles to spine gilt, black coated endpapers. Lightly rubbed at the extremities, spine a little rolled and darkened with some minor wear at the ends, contents slightly toned. A very good copy. First edition, first printing. Author Mary Everest Boole (1832-1916) was the daughter of a rector who encouraged her interest in mathematics. At eighteen the logician George Boole became her tutor, and she wrote later that it was his book on logic which made her fall in love with him. In 1855 they were married and moved to Cork, where he was teaching. George encouraged Mary "to attend his lectures and improve her knowledge of mathematics. He read his book on differential equations to her, altering it until the language was completely clear to her" (Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science). Following George's death, Mary became a matron at Queens College and developed an interested in mathematical education. "Her collected works,… Read More