A Treatise on Mensuration, both in Theory and Practice by Hutton, Charles - 1770

1st Edition. FIRST EDITIONS IN MINT CONDITION AND IN ORIGINAL WRAPS of Abraham Wald's seminal work on sequential tests of statistical hypotheses. Before Wald, the traditional style of statistical decision was to posit a hypothesis, make a predetermined number of measurements, then make a decision whether to accept or reject the hypothesis. Wald realized that this procedure is quite wasteful, and that many measurements could be saved if given the option to decide at every step whether to continue or stop the measurement process. "According to Wald, the resulting ‘sequential probability ratio test frequently results in a savings of about 50 percent in the number of observations over the most efficient test procedure based on a fixed number of observations" (Gass, An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research, 65). In these papers Wald, known now as "the father of sequential analysis and decision theory," first presents the theoretical foundations of the theory of sequential analysis. The ideas he put… Read More

Glasguae (glasgow): In Aedibus Academicius, Excudebant Rob. Et And. Foulis. Very Good. 1749. First Edition. Hardcover. Full brown calf professionally rebacked with 5 raised bands and original leather spine label. Xviii, 233, [1]. Illustrated with diagrams throughout the text. Hinges and text tight and intact. Latin text. Prior owner's bookplate. First 10 & last 4 leaves heavily foxed then scattered light foxing. Mathematics, Greek Geometry, Science. ; Diagrams; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 233 pages .

Venice: Venice: presso Francesco Storti in Merceria, 1745. Full vellum. Very Good. Second edition, quarto; [8], xvi, 232pp, with 11 folding engraved plates. In original full vellum binding with early manuscript ink title to spine, woodcut device to title page (with lower blank margin neatly excised), lacks free endpapers, publisher's catalogue to rear leaf, an attractive example in its original binding of this very early Italian translation of Pemberton's digest of Newton's works.

Engelmann, p. 35 ; Recke/Napiersky III, p. 367 ; ADB XXV, 184 ; Poggendorff II, 365 ; not in Tomash Library Cat. First and only edition. The book contains two chapters, the first covering pages 1-90 with a detailed description of this mathematical instrument, the second its mathematical derivation with numerous examples. After starting his career as a teacher in southern Germany and France, Parrot (1767-1852) was very successful as a professor of physics and rector of the University of Dorpat from 1795. One folding plate with the various parts of the instrument.

1699 CHINA Memoirs of Le Comte Chinese Rites Confucius Mandarin Mathematics
The history of China has always been one of the most popular discussions of western culture and was a regular occurring topic of authors from the 16th- 18th-centuries. One of the most important examples of Chinese history was written by Louis Le Comte, a French Jesuit who wrote this work on his mission to China in 1688. This work, 'Memoirs and Observations', created a huge debate within the Chinese Rites Controversy.
This work covers various Chinese empires and kingdoms including the K'ang His and Kangxi, Chinese astrology and star gazing, Zodiac and mythology, Chinese boats, Mandarin costumes, mechanical inventions, and establishment of Christianity in China.
While these contents are important, the most desirable aspect of this book is the section devoted to Confucius and his teaching. A highly desirable work with fascinating contents that includes full-page and folding engravings!
Item number: #19473
Price: $950
LeCOMTE,… Read More

1st Edition. FIRST EDITIONS IN MINT CONDITION AND IN ORIGINAL WRAPS of Abraham Wald's seminal work on sequential tests of statistical hypotheses. Before Wald, the traditional style of statistical decision was to posit a hypothesis, make a predetermined number of measurements, then make a decision whether to accept or reject the hypothesis. Wald realized that this procedure is quite wasteful, and that many measurements could be saved if given the option to decide at every step whether to continue or stop the measurement process. "According to Wald, the resulting ‘sequential probability ratio test frequently results in a savings of about 50 percent in the number of observations over the most efficient test procedure based on a fixed number of observations" (Gass, An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research, 65). In these papers Wald, known now as "the father of sequential analysis and decision theory," first presents the theoretical foundations of the theory of sequential analysis. The ideas he put… Read More

Glasguae (glasgow): In Aedibus Academicius, Excudebant Rob. Et And. Foulis. Very Good. 1749. First Edition. Hardcover. Full brown calf professionally rebacked with 5 raised bands and original leather spine label. Xviii, 233, [1]. Illustrated with diagrams throughout the text. Hinges and text tight and intact. Latin text. Prior owner's bookplate. First 10 & last 4 leaves heavily foxed then scattered light foxing. Mathematics, Greek Geometry, Science. ; Diagrams; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 233 pages .

Venice: Venice: presso Francesco Storti in Merceria, 1745. Full vellum. Very Good. Second edition, quarto; [8], xvi, 232pp, with 11 folding engraved plates. In original full vellum binding with early manuscript ink title to spine, woodcut device to title page (with lower blank margin neatly excised), lacks free endpapers, publisher's catalogue to rear leaf, an attractive example in its original binding of this very early Italian translation of Pemberton's digest of Newton's works.

Engelmann, p. 35 ; Recke/Napiersky III, p. 367 ; ADB XXV, 184 ; Poggendorff II, 365 ; not in Tomash Library Cat. First and only edition. The book contains two chapters, the first covering pages 1-90 with a detailed description of this mathematical instrument, the second its mathematical derivation with numerous examples. After starting his career as a teacher in southern Germany and France, Parrot (1767-1852) was very successful as a professor of physics and rector of the University of Dorpat from 1795. One folding plate with the various parts of the instrument.

1699 CHINA Memoirs of Le Comte Chinese Rites Confucius Mandarin Mathematics
The history of China has always been one of the most popular discussions of western culture and was a regular occurring topic of authors from the 16th- 18th-centuries. One of the most important examples of Chinese history was written by Louis Le Comte, a French Jesuit who wrote this work on his mission to China in 1688. This work, 'Memoirs and Observations', created a huge debate within the Chinese Rites Controversy.
This work covers various Chinese empires and kingdoms including the K'ang His and Kangxi, Chinese astrology and star gazing, Zodiac and mythology, Chinese boats, Mandarin costumes, mechanical inventions, and establishment of Christianity in China.
While these contents are important, the most desirable aspect of this book is the section devoted to Confucius and his teaching. A highly desirable work with fascinating contents that includes full-page and folding engravings!
Item number: #19473
Price: $950
LeCOMTE,… Read More