Evidence: | I readily got through a small school book of Geometry and having an odd volume of the 1st of Williamsons Euclid I attacked it vigorously and perseveringly... |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jun 1793 and 1 Feb 1794 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London location in dwelling: at lodgings |
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Reader: | Francis Place |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 3 Nov 1771 |
Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
Occupation: | leather breeches maker |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | [geometry text] |
Genre: | Education, Textbook / self-education, Science, Mathematics |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 2142 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Francis Place | |
Editor: | Mary Thale | |
Title: | The Autobiography of Francis Place (1771-1854) | |
Place of Publication: | Cambridge | |
Date of Publication: | 1972 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 120 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Francis Place, Mary Thale (ed.), The Autobiography of Francis Place (1771-1854) (Cambridge, 1972), p. 120, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2142, accessed: 08 May 2024 |
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