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William Emerson

Born: 1701

Died: 1782

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Born: 1701

Died: 1782

Books by William Emerson (50 max)

Cyclomathesis: or, An easy introduction to the several branches of the mathematics; being principally designed for the instruction of young students, before they enter upon the more abtruse and difficult parts thereof

1763

William Emerson, William Emerson, Charles Francis Adams Sr., John Quincy Adams

The principles of mechanics: explaining and demonstrating the general laws of motion, the laws of gravity, motion of descending bodies, projectiles, mechanic powers, pendulums, centers of gravity, &c. strength and stress of timber, hydrostatics, and construction of machines : a work very necessary to be known, by all gentlemen, and others, that desire to have an insight into the works of nature and art : and extremely useful to all sorts of artificers, particularly to architects, engineers, shipwrights, millwrights, watchmakers, &c. or any that work in a mechanical way : illustrated with forty-three copper-plates.

1758

William Emerson

The doctrine of fluxions: not only explaining the elements thereof, but also its application and use in the several parts of mathematics and natural philosophy.

1743

William Emerson

A system of astronomy.: Containing the investigation and demonstrations of the elements of that science.

1769

William Emerson

[Tracts: 1. The doctrine of combinations, permutations, and composition of quantities. 2. Chronology, or the art of reckoning time. 3. Calculation, libration, and mensuration. In four parts. Gauging, part five. 4. The art of surveying or measuring of land, in three sections; with an appendix, containing corrections and additions to the several foregoing volumes.

1770

William Emerson

The doctrine of fluxions not only explaining the elements thereof, but also its application and use in the several parts of mathematics and natural philosophy

1743

William Emerson

Navigation; or, the art of sailing upon the sea: Containing a demonstration of the fundamental principles of this art. Together with all the practical rules of computing a ship's way, ... To which are added, several necessary tables.

1755

William Emerson

The elements of trigonometry: Containing the properties, relations, and calculations of sines, tangents, secants, &c. The doctrine of the sphere, and the principles of plain and spherical trigonometry. All plainly and clearly demonstrated.

1764

William Emerson

Treatise of algebra.

1764

William Emerson

The elements of optics.: In four books. Book I. Simple optics, or direct vision. Book II. Catoptrics, or reflected vision. Book III. Dioptrics, or refracted vision. Book IV. The construction of optical instruments ...

1768

William Emerson

The laws of centripetal and centrifugal force: shewing the motion of bodies in circular orbits, and in the conic sections, and other curves : and explaining the perturbating force of a third body, with many other things of like nature : being a work preparatory to astronomy, and the very basis therof, and absolutely neccessary to be known by all such as desire to be proficients in that science.

1769

William Emerson

A short comment on Sir I. Newton's Principia: containing notes upon some difficult places of that excellent book

1770

William Emerson

The art of surveying, or measuring land Containing, ...

1770

William Emerson

Chronology ; or, The art of reckoning time: Describing the several divisions of time in common use, the nature and original cycles and periods, and the most remarkable area's : and the manner of computing the numbers of such cycles, or the common notes, for any year ; the moveable feasts ; and the places of the sun and the moon ; and the nature of the calendar. Founded upon astronomical principles. To which is added a short chronological table

1770

William Emerson

The principles of mechanics Explaining and demonstrating the general laws of motion, the laws of gravity, motion of descending bodies, projectiles, mechanic powers, pendulums, centres of gravity, &c., strength and stress of timber, hydrostatics, and construction of machines ...

1794

William Emerson

The mathematical principles of natural philosophy

1819

Isaac Newton, Andrew Motte, William Davis, William Emerson, John Machin

The projection of the sphere, orthographic, stereographic, and gnomonical both demonstrating the principles, and explaining the practice of these three several sorts of projection

1749

William Emerson

The projection of the sphere, orthographic, stereographic and gnomonical: Both demonstrating the principles, and explaining the practice of these three several sorts of projection.

1749

William Emerson

The principles of mechanics. Explaining and demonstrating the general laws of motion. The laws of gravity, motion of descending bodies, projectiles, mechanic powers, pendulums, centers of gravity, &c. strength and stress of timber, hydrostatics, and construction of machines. A work very necessary to be known by all gentlemen and others that desire to have an insight into the works of nature and art, and extremely useful to all sorts of artificers; particularly to architects, engineers, shipwrights, millwrights, watchmakers, &c. or any that work in a mechanical way

1758

William Emerson

Method of increments: wherein the principles are demonstrated and the practice thereof shown in the solution of problems.

1762

William Emerson

The doctrine of proportion, arithmetical and geometrical: together with a general method of arguing by proportional quantities

1763

William Emerson

Cyclomathesis or, An easy introduction to the several branches of the mathematics. Being principally designed for the instruction of young students, before they enter upon the more abstruse and difficult parts thereof

1763

William Emerson

The method of increments: wherein the principles are demonstrated and the practice thereof shewn in the solution of problems

1763

William Emerson

A treatise of algebra in two books ...

1764

William Emerson

A treatise of algebra, in two books: Book I. Containing, the fundamental principles of this art. Together with all the practical rules of operation. Book II. Containing, a great variety of problems, in the most important branches of the mathematics.

1764

William Emerson

The nature and properties of curve lines.

1767

William Emerson

The arithmetic of infinites: and the differential method : illustrated by examples

1767

William Emerson

The elements of the conic sections.

1767

William Emerson

The arithmetic of infinities, and the differential method: illustrated by examples

1767

William Emerson

Arithmetic of infinites and the differential method: illustrated by examples.

1767

William Emerson

Perspective: or, the art of drawing the representations of all objects upon a plane: In two sections. ...

1768

William Emerson

Mechanics, or, The doctrine of motion ...

1769

William Emerson

The projection of the sphere, orthographic, stereographic, and gnomonical. Both demonstrating the principles, and explaining the practice of these three several sorts of projection

1769

William Emerson

Mechanics; or, the doctrine of motion. Comprehending, I. The general laws of motion. II. The descent of bodies ... III. Centers of gravity. ... IV. The mechanical powers. V. The comparative strength of timber, and its stress. ... VI. Hydrostatics and pneumatics

1769

William Emerson

doctrine of combinations, permutations, and compositions, of quantities, clearly and succinctly demonstrated.

1770

William Emerson

Calculation, libration, and mensuration: or the arts of reckoning, weighing, and measuring. Being a mechanical work, adapted to the business and practice of tradesmen and artificers, in the shortest method possible; and designed purely for common use.

1770

William Emerson

Calculation, libration, and mensuration; or The arts of reckoning, weighing and measuring Being a mechanical work, adapted to the business and practice of tradesmen and artificers, in the shortest method possible; and designed purely for common use

1770

William Emerson

The mathematical principles of geography. Containing, I. An account of the various properties and affections of the earth and sea, with a description of the several parts thereof, and a table of the latitude and longitude of places, II. The use of the artificial or terrestrial globe, in solving problems, III. The principles of spherical and spheroidical sailing, with the solution of the several cases in numbers, by the common tables, according to the spheroidical figure of the earth

1770

William Emerson

Dialing: Or the art of drawing dials, on all sorts of planes whatsoever

1770

William Emerson

The mathematical principles of geography.

1770

William Emerson

A short comment on Sir I. Newton's Principia containing notes upon some difficult places of that excellent book

1770

William Emerson

Miscellanies. Or a miscellaneous treatise; containing several mathematical subjects

1776

William Emerson

The elements of trigonometry Containing the properties, relations, and calculations of sines, tangents, secants, &c. The doctrine of the sphere, and the principles of plain and spherical trigonometry. All plainly and clearly demonstrated

1788

William Emerson

Tracts: containing: I. Mechanics, or the doctrine of motion.: II.

1793

William Emerson

The elements of geometry: in which the principal propositions of Euclid, Archimedes, and others, are demonstrated after the most easy manner; to which is added, The doctrine of proportion, arithmetical and geometrical ...

1794

William Emerson

The elements of geometry, in which the principal propositions of Euclid, Archimedes, and others, are demonstrated after the most easy manner. To which is added, a collection of useful geometrical problems. ... By William Emerson

1794

William Emerson