Essays, mathematical and physical
Subtitle: containing new theories and illustrations of some very important and difficult subjects of the sciences. : Never before published. : [Ten lines of Latin quotations]
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 866
Publisher: Printed by William W. Morse.
Published: 1801
Place of publication: New-Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Mathematics; Nautical astronomy; Celestial mechanics; Gunnery; Navigation; Tables
Notes: Preface signed (p. vii): J. Mansfield.

Proposals for publishing this work appeared in the April 15, 1800 issue of the "Messenger," published at New Haven by Read & Morse. The firm of Read & Morse was dissolved on Feb. 12, 1801; this work was likely issued shortly afterward by Morse printing alone.

Error in paging: p. 146 misnumbered 147.

"New tables, for computing the latitude and longitude at sea, by means of double altitudes and lunar distances."--[46] p., final count.

"Errata."--p. [46], final count. With an additional leaf, "Additions to the errata," tipped in at end.

Shaw & Shoemaker 866

Rink, E. Technical Americana, 581

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.