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Consuming Mathematics: J ohn W ard's Y oung M athematician's G uide (1707) and Its Owners
Author(s) -
Wardhaugh Benjamin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal for eighteenth‐century studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1754-0208
pISSN - 1754-0194
DOI - 10.1111/1754-0208.12139
Subject(s) - reading (process) , combinatorics , mathematics , linguistics , philosophy
J ohn W ard's Y oung M athematician's G uide appeared in fifteen impressions between 1707 and 1771; it was one of the most popular mathematical textbooks in G eorgian B ritain. This study examines the patterns of ownership and use that can be traced from surviving copies of the Guide and other evidence, to discover the kinds of reading and intellectual engagement the book received.