Identity area
Reference code
Wallis
Title
Wallis (Peter) Collection
Date(s)
- 1582 - 1990 (Creation)
Level of description
Book Collection
Extent and medium
1567 books.
Context area
Name of creator
(1918-1992)
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Acquisition history of this collection is unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Wallis Collection contains books on mathematics and maths education and includes works by Robert Record (the man who introduced the = symbol), such as The grounde of artes: teaching the perfecte worke and practise of arithmetike (1582) and works by ... Read more
Accruals
No further material is expected to be added to the collection
System of arrangement
Running number
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
UK copyright law applies
Language of material
- English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Rare Books / Publications
Access points
Subject access points
Description control area
Description identifier
gb186-Wallis
Institution identifier
gb186
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Full
Language(s)
- English
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