Joseph Moxon
Joseph Moxon (8 Ogos 1627 – Februari 1691 [1]), hidrografer kepada Charles II, merupakan seorang pencetak Inggeris yang mengkhususkan diri dalam buku matematik dan peta, pembuat glob dan instrumen matematik, serti ahli matematik. Beliau telah menghasilkan kamus bahasa Inggeris pertama khusus untuk matematik dan manual pengajaran terperinci yang pertama untuk pencetak. Pada November 1678, beliau telah menjadi ahli perniaga pertama yang dipilih sebagai Fellow of the Royal Society.
Joseph Moxon | |
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 Helaian hadapan dan muka surat judul Mechanick Exercises oleh Joseph Moxon, 1694 | |
| Kelahiran | 8 Ogos 1627 |
| Meninggal dunia | Februari 1691 (63 tahun) |
| Warganegara | Inggeris |
Karya
sunting- A tutor to astronomy & geography. Or, The use of the Copernican spheres. London (1665)
- Mechanick exercises ... 2 volumes. London (1677-1683). Issued in parts, 1677-1684.
- A collection of some attempts made to the North-East, and North-West, for the finding a passage to Japan, China, &c. London (1676)
- Mechanick dyalling (extracted from Mechanick exercises volume 1). London (1697)
- With Thomas Tuttell. Mathematicks made easie, or, A mathematical dictionary explaining the terms of art and difficult phrases used in arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, astrology, and other mathematical sciences. London (1700)
- Mechanick exercises or the doctrine of handy-works. London (1703 edition) [2]
Nota
sunting- ^ Royal Society archives state his death date as 28 February; the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states that he was buried on 15 February
- ^ Laughton 1894.
Rujukan
sunting- Laughton, John Knox (1894). . Dalam Lee, Sidney (penyunting). Dictionary of National Biography. 39. London: Smith, Elder & Co.