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- Creator
- Vella, Lorenzo
- Call number
- MssCol 3152
- Physical description
- .15 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Mathematical compendiums of Lorenzo Vella, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Compendio d'aritmetica prattica della numerica semplice. Followed by: Breva trattato della trigonometri(a). Followed by: Breve compendio di geometria prattica. Followed by: Trattato dell' artiglieria, in cui si dimonstra la scola delle parti stigli, proportzioni, ed ornamenti delli cannoni, che sono in servizzio della marina, per le navi della sagra religione di Malta, alla moda, ed uso della marina, di Francia. These mathematical compendiums were particularly designed for Maltese use, in exchange rates for commerce, in fortification and defense, etc. Includes watercolor drawings and holograph letter of Lorenzo Vella, dated at Malta, April 22, 1783
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328