Document Type
Book
Files
Download Full Text (184.1 MB)
Date
3-1812
Keywords
arithmetic, mathematics exercises, mathematical problems, copybook, currency conversion, measurement
Description
David Bolten of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, created this handwritten arithmetic exercise book in March, 1812. It contains problems and solutions under the headings of compound addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Applications, examples, cases and rules are included throughout the book. Examples include measurement of time, land and cloth as well as liquid and dry measurements. Also included is a section of problems on reduction, or the conversion of sums of money to other denominations.
The book was originally handed down to David A. Huber, the great-great-grandson of Bolten. David Bolten was married to Julia Schoener Bolten (1797-1881), buried in Niantic, Pennsylvania. Bolten's birth and death dates are unknown.
Corresponds to:
Item 5
Language
English
Rights Statement
Please contact the Myrin Library Special Collections Department for permissions which fall outside of educational use.
Recommended Citation
Bolten, David, "David Bolten Mathematics Exercise Book, 1812" (1812). Charles R. Roberts and Walter E. Boyer Collections. 1.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/roberts_boyer/1
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States. URI: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
Comments
Acquired by Alfred L. Shoemaker from the original collection of Charles R. Roberts.