The Method of Increments. Wherein the Principles are demonstrated ; and the practice thereof shewn in the solution of Problems.
London: J. Nourse ... Bookseller in Ordinary to His Majesty 1763. viii, 147 pages. 4to. Leather boards. Ex-library with occasional library embossed stamps. Strong brown library tape over spine, two pape labels on spine. Hinges taped front and rear. Title page glued to page iii. Corners and edges of boards with residue from previously affixed library tape. Library plate on front pastedown, rear pastedown with library pocket affixed. Properly withdrawn. Not pretty, but sound - a good candidate for rebinding. Good. Boards. [27924]
Preface is signed "W. Emerson" which OCLC expands to William Emerson.
William Emerson (1701-1782) lived mostly by writing, and negotiated a contract with Nourse in the year this work was published "having walked all the way. While there he studied watchmaking. Complained of lack of encouragement to mathematicians to advance their subject; critical of continental opposition to Newtonian ideas. His success, coupled with some unusual habits, won him reputation of a conjurer." (Wallis, Biobibliography of British Mathematics).
Wallis 743EME63I, noting a second edition was also published (London 1780). Wallis notes over 20 titles and many editions by this prolific author.
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