Book, Standard Algebra
date: label: Date made
content: 1914
name: label: publisher
content: American Book Company
label: maker
content: Milne, William J.
notes: label: Description
content: Scottish-born educator William James Milne (1843-1914) was brought to New York State as a child and received his education there, graduating from the University of Rochester in 1868. He quickly became head of the Genesco Normal and Training School in Genesco, New York and then the New York State Normal School at Albany. In the 1870s, Milne began writing a series of mathematics textbooks that included volumes on arithmetic, algebra, and plane and solid geometry.
label: Description
content: This book, published by American Book Company, was first copyrighted in 1908 and once again in 1914. According to the preface, it was written to meet the standards of colleges and universities for general admission and the requirements for elementary and intermediate algebra outlined by the Regents of the State of New York.
label: Description
content: This copy is signed: Chas M. Bluestone [??] (/) Nov. 21-16. The first line is crossed out. Another mark reads; 109 Vine St.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Albany
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
label: Subject
content: Education
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ruth E. Myer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.3133.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 1986.3133
label: catalog number
content: 1986.3133.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.3 cm x 12.5 cm x 18 cm; 29/32 in x 4 29/32 in x 7 3/32 in