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Rational amusement for winter evenings, or, A collection of above 200 curious and interesting puzzles and paradoxes relating to arithmetic, geometry, geography, &c. : with their solutions, and four plates, designed chiefly for young persons

Title: Rational amusement for winter evenings, or, A collection of above 200 curious and interesting puzzles and paradoxes relating to arithmetic, geometry, geography, &c. : with their solutions, and four plates, designed chiefly for young persons / by John Jackson, Private Teacher of the Mathematics.
Author: Jackson, John, Private teacher of the mathematics.
Publication: London : Sold by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown : G. and W.B. Whittaker : Harvey and Darton ; Bristol : Barry and son, High-street, 1821

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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Text	Supervised use	MZC [RBS] 97-897	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	9-NASY (Jackson, J. Rational amusement for winter evenings)	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

[2], ii, 118, [2] p., 4 folded leaves of plates : diagrams; 19 cm.

Alternative Title

Collection of about 200 curious and interesting puzzles and paradoxes relating to arithmetic, geometry, geography, &c.
Collection of curious puzzles.

Subject

Note

Caption title: A collection of curious puzzles.

Indexed In (note)

Gumuchian
Osborne Coll.

Call Number

MZC [RBS] 97-897 (Jackson, J. Rational amusement for winter evenings)

OCLC

13465814

Author

Jackson, John, Private teacher of the mathematics.

Title

Rational amusement for winter evenings, or, A collection of above 200 curious and interesting puzzles and paradoxes relating to arithmetic, geometry, geography, &c. : with their solutions, and four plates, designed chiefly for young persons / by John Jackson, Private Teacher of the Mathematics.

Imprint

London : Sold by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown : G. and W.B. Whittaker : Harvey and Darton ; Bristol : Barry and son, High-street, 1821 (Bristol : Rose, Printer)

Indexed In:

Gumuchian, 3158

Osborne Coll., p. 125

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Added Author

Ellison, Saram Richard, b. 1852. Donor

Added Title

Collection of about 200 curious and interesting puzzles and paradoxes relating to arithmetic, geometry, geography, &c.

Collection of curious puzzles.

Research Call Number

MZC [RBS] 97-897 (Jackson, J. Rational amusement for winter evenings)

9-NASY (Jackson, J. Rational amusement for winter evenings)

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