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London Mathematical Society Rare Books Collection

Topic(s)

History of mathematics.

Extent

Circa 150 items

Scope and content

A collection of around 150 volumes of mathematical works published between 1701 and 1850. This rare book collection complements the LMS library of approximately 7000 volumes, including monographs, tracts, and over 250 sets of periodicals, held at the Science Library. 

History

The London Mathematical Society was founded in 1865 under the presidency of Augustus de Morgan, then Professor of Mathematics at University College London. Its library has been deposited by the London Mathematical Society since 1929.

Access

The rare book collection is uncatalogued. For enquiries about the collection, please contact spec.coll@ucl.ac.uk.