B chapter.indd - Charles Babbage Institute - University of Minnesota
B chapter.indd - Charles Babbage Institute - University of Minnesota
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Erwin Tomash Library<br />
Byrne, Oliver Byrne, Oliver<br />
Language: English<br />
Binding: original cloth boards<br />
Pagination: pp. Iii–xvi, iii–vi, 5–218, 464, [4 adverts]<br />
Collation: π 9 A–L 4 a–p 4 q 3 A–Z 8 2A–2F 8 γ 2<br />
Size: 248x172 mm<br />
Reference: Hend BTM, #209.3, p. 188<br />
In this volume Byrne continues to stress his dual<br />
arithmetic system (see Byrne; Dual Arithmetic, 1867),<br />
but this time it is couched in terms <strong>of</strong> navigation. The<br />
first half <strong>of</strong> the text presents his dual arithmetic, while<br />
the second is an elementary work on navigation showing<br />
the examples demonstrating its use. He includes two<br />
large tables <strong>of</strong> Byrne’s Numbers as well as several other<br />
trigonometric tables.<br />
Illustrations available:<br />
Title page<br />
B 310<br />
Byrne, Oliver (1810–1880)<br />
Dual arithmetic. A new art.<br />
B 310<br />
Year: 1863<br />
Place: London<br />
Publisher: Bell and Daldy<br />
Edition: 1st<br />
Language: English<br />
Binding: original cloth boards, faded<br />
Pagination: pp. xl, 246 (misnumbered 246 as 244), 22<br />
Size: 215x135 mm<br />
Collation: π 4 a 2 b–d 4 e 2 B–2H 4 2I 3 A 11<br />
In this work, Byrne proposes a new method <strong>of</strong> performing<br />
mental arithmetic that involves breaking numbers down<br />
into the form a1.1 b 1.01 c 1.001 d …and then operating on<br />
the quantities a, b, c, d, etc. to find the answer. DeMorgan<br />
is anything but complimentary in his judgment <strong>of</strong> the<br />
dual arithmetic proposal. It does, however, indicate the<br />
lengths to which some practitioners will go in attempting<br />
to ease the labor inherent in doing arithmetic.<br />
Illustrations available:<br />
Title page<br />
B 311<br />
Byrne, Oliver (1810–1880)<br />
B 311<br />
The essential elements <strong>of</strong> practical mechanics, based<br />
on the principle <strong>of</strong> work; designed for engineering<br />
students..<br />
Year: 1867<br />
Place: London<br />
Publisher: E. & F. N. Spon<br />
Edition: 1st<br />
Language: English<br />
Binding: original cloth boards<br />
Pagination: pp.xii, 360<br />
Collation: π 4 a 2 B–Z 8 2A 4<br />
Size: 183x120 mm<br />
While this work does deal with mechanics, it is little<br />
more than a tract promoting Byrne’s dual arithmetic.<br />
Illustrations available:<br />
Title page<br />
B 312<br />
Byrne, Oliver (1810–1880)<br />
The geometry <strong>of</strong> compasses or problems resolved by<br />
235
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