1742 – Mathematical Tables – Henry Sherwin | Famous Logarithms, Isaac Newton

Henry Sherwin’s Mathematical Tables is an extensive and comprehensive collection of logarithm tables with commentary, notes, and explanations of math equations. This volume is well-known for including logarithms of Henry Briggs, who had notable influence on Isaac Newton.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sherwin’s mathematical tables contriv’d after a most comprehensive method: containing, Dr. Wallis’s account of logarithms, Dr. Halley’s and Mr. Sharp’s ways of constructing them; with Dr. Newton’s contraction of Briggs’s logarithms
• Author(s): Henry Sherwin
• Contributor(s): John Wallis (Contributor); Edmond Halley (Contributor); Isaac Newton (Contributor); Henry Briggs (Contributor); Mr. Sharp (Contributor)
• Publisher: London, Printed for William Mount and Thomas Page
• Edition: 1742 edition.
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: (4to), single volume
• Size:  9.25 x 6 in (23 x 15 cm)
• Collation: [10], 46, 64, [308] pp
• Illustrations: Numerous Tables throughout
• Contents Include:
  • Logarithmic tables and calculations
  • Wallis account of logarithms
  • Halley and Sharp construction methods
  • Isaac Newton contraction of Briggs logarithms
• Provenance: Handwritten – [John Laing, November 1751]

Condition:

Good. Full leather binding with tight and secure text block; front hinge cracked with slight movement but holding. Corners show wear. Pages display expected age toning. No text loss observed.

Why Collect This?

• Extensive eighteenth-century logarithmic tables
• Includes methods associated with Newton, Halley, and Wallis

• Suitable for collectors of scientific and mathematical works

Item Number: #50216