Mathematician:Joseph Moxon
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Mathematician
English printer specialising in mathematical books and maps, a maker of globes and mathematical instruments, and mathematical lexicographer.
Produced the first English language dictionary devoted to mathematics, and the first detailed instructional manual for printers.
Nationality
English
History
- Born: 8 August 1627
- Died: February 1691 (exact date uncertain)
Publications
- 1665: A tutor to astronomy & geography. Or, The use of the Copernican spheres.
- 1677 -- 1683: Mechanick exercises (2 volumes) Issued in parts
- 1676: A collection of some attempts made to the North-East, and North-West, for the finding a passage to Japan, China, &c.
- 1697: Mechanick dyalling (extracted from Mechanick exercises volume 1)
- 1700: Mathematicks made easie, or, A mathematical dictionary explaining the terms of art and difficult phrases used in arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, astrology, and other mathematical sciences (with Thomas Tuttell
- 1703: Mechanick exercises or the doctrine of handy-works
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Moxon, Joseph (1627-1691)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Moxon, Joseph (1627-1691)