Plane trigonometry.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Smith trigonometry and surveying notebook
Collection — Box Multi 03
Identifier: MS-0049
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains a notebook kept by Charles Smith started April 3, 1783 while a student at Washington College, Chestertown, MD. It is entitled “Plane Trigonometry and the application of it to the taking of Height and Distances: Also Surveying and the Division of Lands and also the Laying out of New Lands.” Included among the examples is a problem based on the Siege of York.
Dates:
1783
Samuel Ringgold trigonometry notebook
Collection — Volume 01
Identifier: MS-0103
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains a notebook belonging to Samuel Ringgold with various lessons including astronomy, navigation, trigonometry, and an essay on industry. There are many beautiful hand-drawn diagrams. There is faint writing on both covers one of which indicate he used it while attending Washington College, there are also various dates in different parts of the book, one cover has 1787, a flyleaf of multiple signatures has 1786, while a clear flyleaf mentions President Washington and...
Dates:
1786-1792