Fisher, Thomas
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1801 - 1856
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Fisher letterbook
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-007
Overview
The majority of correspondence included is business correspondence related to Fisher's mathematics and his book, "Dial of the Seasons, or a Portraiture of Nature," on Fisher's theory of the effect of "the angles of incidence of the meridian sunlight." There are also a small number of letters of personal correspondence, generally letters of introduction for friends or family traveling to Philadelphia or New York.
Dates:
1823-1859
Thomas Fisher signature album
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: HC.MC-975-05-003
Overview
Thomas Fisher (1801-1856) was a Quaker poet, a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, and the author of books on science and mathematics. This collection is comprised of his single volume signature album. The note on the inside cover reads: "The undersigned have examined Mr. Thomas Fisher's Diagrams for Generalizing and Simplifying Mathematical Principles; and believing them to be Novel and useful, subscribe in order to promote their publication." At the back of the volume there is a...
Dates:
Undated.
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