An essay on the usefulness of mathematical learning, in a letter from a gentleman in the City to his friend in Oxford / [Anon].

  • John Arbuthnot
Date:
1701
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Credit: An essay on the usefulness of mathematical learning, in a letter from a gentleman in the City to his friend in Oxford / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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