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John Colson's autograph translation of 'Analytical institutions, in four books: originally written in Italian by Donna Maria Gaetana Agnesi; professor of the mathematics and philosophy in the University of Bologna' (the work was edited posthumously by John Hellins, London, 1801).

Scope and Contents This is a copy by Jones which, although not very accurate, is of considerable importance. It was the source for Colson's English translation of Newton's work on Fluxions, "The method of fluxions and infinite series; with its application to the geometry of curve-lines. By the inventor Sir Isaac Newton Translated from the author's Latin original not yet made publick. to which is subjoin'd, A perpetual comment upon the whole work, consisting of annotations, illustrations, and supplements in...

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This translation was made from the transcript made by William Jones, which is also in the Macclesfield Collection (Add. 9597/9/2.) Colson added his own, "perpetual comment on the whole work consisting of annotations, illustrations and supplements."

Scope and Contents Bound in blue boards: f. 1 - Blank; ff.2-4 - Letter from John Colson to William Jones; f.5 - Blank; ff.6-9 - A Compendious Method for the Multiplication of large Numbers, especially Decimal Fractions and other Incompleat Numbers, and for continuing the Product to any number of places required. ff.10-15 - A Short Accoung of Negative-affirmative Arithmetick. ff.16-23 (different hand) - "Sect 1. The Introduction containing some general Inquirys into the nature of Arithmetick, its Several...

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Incomplete: the work was left unfinished by the author. The volume also contains the figures drawn for Colson's translation of Agnesi's 'Analytical instiutions' (see MSS Ee.02.37-38).