William Emerson
1701 – 1782
42 works on record
Works
The mathematical principles of geography. Containing, I. An account of the various properties and affections of the earth and sea, with a description of the several parts thereof, and a table of the latitude and longitude of places, II. The use of the artificial or terrestrial globe, in solving problems, III. The principles of spherical and spheroidical sailing, with the solution of the several cases in numbers, by the common tables, according to the spheroidical figure of the earth
The principles of mechanics
Mechanics, or, The doctrine of motion ..
Cyclomathesis: or, an easy introduction to the several branches of the mathematics
A short comment on Sir I. Newton's Principia
1770
The projection of the sphere, orthographic, stereographic, and gnomonical. Both demonstrating the principles, and explaining the practice of these three several sorts of projection
1769
The arithmetic of infinites
1767
Method of increments
1762
A treatise of algebra
The doctrine of fluxions
The projection of the sphere, orthographic, stereographic, and gnomonical
Calculation, libration, and mensuration; or The arts of reckoning, weighing and measuring
The elements of trigonometry
Cyclomathesis
The principles of mechanics. Explaining and demonstrating the general laws of motion. The laws of gravity, motion of descending bodies, projectiles, mechanic powers, pendulums, centers of gravity, &c. strength and stress of timber, hydrostatics, and construction of machines. A work very necessary to be known by all gentlemen and others that desire to have an insight into the works of nature and art, and extremely useful to all sorts of artificers; particularly to architects, engineers, shipwrights, millwrights, watchmakers, &c. or any that work in a mechanical way
The mathematical principles of natural philosophy
The doctrine of proportion, arithmetical and geometrical
The nature and properties of curve lines
Tracts
The doctrine of combinations, permutations, and compositions, of quantities, clearly and succinctly demonstrated
The elements of optics
Tracts: containing: I. Mechanics, or the doctrine of motion
Miscellanies. Or a miscellaneous treatise; containing several mathematical subjects
Perspective: or, the art of drawing the representations of all objects upon a plane
The elements of geometry
A system of astronomy
The elements of geometry, in which the principal propositions of Euclid, Archimedes, and others, are demonstrated after the most easy manner. To which is added, a collection of useful geometrical problems. ... By William Emerson
Calculation, libration, and mensuration
Treatise of algebra
Navigation; or, the art of sailing upon the sea
The elements of the conic sections
The method of increments
The art of surveying, or measuring land
The laws of centripetal and centrifugal force
Mechanics; or, the doctrine of motion. Comprehending, I. The general laws of motion. II. The descent of bodies ... III. Centers of gravity. ... IV. The mechanical powers. V. The comparative strength of timber, and its stress. ... VI. Hydrostatics and pneumatics
The arithmetic of infinities, and the differential method
Dialing
Arithmetic of infinites and the differential method
The mathematical principles of geography
Chronology: or, the art of reckoning time
A treatise of algebra, in two books
The projection of the sphere, orthographic, stereographic and gnomonical