Book Collection M - Merz (John Theodore) Collection

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Reference code

M

Title

Merz (John Theodore) Collection

Date(s)

  • 1528 - 1897 (Creation)

Level of description

Book Collection

Extent and medium

1,900 books

Context area

Name of creator

(1840-1922)

Biographical history

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Acquisition history of this collection is unknown.

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Scope and content

The Merz Collection is the mathematical library of John Theodore Merz (1840-1922), an electrical engineer. Merz also had an interest in philosophy, and the collection also includes books amassed by him during the writing of his work The History of European Thought in the Nineteenth Century. These 4000 volumes are strongest in Mathematics and the History of European Thought, but also include notable works on science, European history and German Literature.A particular highlight is An investigation of the laws of thought: on which are founded the mathematical theories of logic and probabilities (1854) by George Boole, the English mathematician and philosopher, and inventor of Boolean logic, the basis of modern digital computer logic.The collection is also of interest for its book-bindings: mostly leather or half-leather bindings by Zaehnsdorf of London.

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Accruals

No further material is expected to be added to the collection

System of arrangement

Dewey Decimal

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Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

UK copyright law applies

Language of material

  • English

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Rare Books / Publications

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Description control area

Description identifier

gb186-M

Institution identifier

gb186

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Status

Draft

Level of detail

Full

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Language(s)

  • English

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