>>14362977>>14330157I found this copy in the discard pile in my college's
library, where old books normally go to be taken
up for free.
In this special case, this book and
others I collected belonged to a professor who
passed away and was part of his home or office
library. He had tons of math and physics books
and he was a sage of the math department who:
>was a polyglot and translated Latin texts>obtained a doctorate at a late age (50's I think)>knew who was math major potential, converting a couple in the process>taught the few people who became professors of the same departmentI would say that the book is a great reference
of all the methods secondary schoolmates had
access to at the time--the 1890's in UK. It even
had LSD prices in its problem set!
Modern textbooks would have this material
simplified and separated across different levels
of study, so for any one of them this book is
a great add-on to these books and not a substitute.
So if anyone had the courage to ask why it is,
guide them to the backroom and show them the goods.
