Some principles of arithmetic

An important addition to the Library's collection of early Scottish scientific papers, this manuscript, in a contemporary calf binding, includes sections on mathematics, law and astronomy, with notes and ex libris inscription indicating that it was the work of William Baird of Dysart, Fife.

Item author: William Baird
Item date: c. 1676
Grant Value: £800
Item cost: £1,605
Item cost pre-decimal: NULL
Item date acquired: 2009
Item institution: Edinburgh University Library
Town/City: Edinburgh