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John Bonnycastle (c1760-1821), mathematician | |||
Born at Whitchurch, in Buckinghamshire. | |||
Bonnycastle was a prolific and successful writer of textbooks, including:. ''The Scholar's Guide to Arithmetic'' - 1780; ''An Introduction to Algebra'' - 1782; ''Introduction to Astronomy'' - 1786; an edition of Euclid's Elements, with notes - 1789; ''An Introduction to Mensuration and Practical Geometry'' - 1782. Other works included: ''A Treatise on Plane and Spherical Trigonometry'' - 1806; and ''A Treatise on Algebra'' - 1813. He also wrote the introduction to a translation of Bossut's ''Histoire des mathématiques'' in 1803. | |||
1821 After a long illness, died at Woolwich Common, on 15 May. His remains were placed in a purpose-built vault at Charlton, Kent. | |||
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John Bonnycastle (c1760-1821), mathematician
Born at Whitchurch, in Buckinghamshire.
Bonnycastle was a prolific and successful writer of textbooks, including:. The Scholar's Guide to Arithmetic - 1780; An Introduction to Algebra - 1782; Introduction to Astronomy - 1786; an edition of Euclid's Elements, with notes - 1789; An Introduction to Mensuration and Practical Geometry - 1782. Other works included: A Treatise on Plane and Spherical Trigonometry - 1806; and A Treatise on Algebra - 1813. He also wrote the introduction to a translation of Bossut's Histoire des mathématiques in 1803.
1821 After a long illness, died at Woolwich Common, on 15 May. His remains were placed in a purpose-built vault at Charlton, Kent.
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Sources of Information
- [1] Oxford DNB