Arithmetic Collection

Science Allegorised
Philosophy enthroned, surrounded by the sciences - Grammar, Rhetoric, Linguistics, Music, Arithmetic, Geometry and Astronomy, with Socrates and Plato and scholars writing

Elementos de Matematica by Benito Bails
Elementos de Matematica (Elements of Mathematics), by the Spanish architect and mathematician of The Enlightenment Benito Bails (1730-1797)

Comic postcard, Little boy doing multiplication Date: 20th century

Marys Arithmetic Dream -- Mary hates arithmetic, but then she has a dream which changes her mind about it. (2 of 8) Date: 1950s

Tapestry of the Astrolabes. 15th century. Flemish tapestry depicting, on the left, God the Creator. In the center, the Vault of Heaven like an astrolabe with Pole Star

Childs slate and toy gun on a Christmas card. early 20th century

Inaudi, the lightning calculator, performing at the Hippodrome, able to do mentally any sum given by the audience up to twelve figures in addition, subtraction and multiplication. Date: 1903

Childs slate with pen and toy soldiers on a New Year card. Date: early 20th century

Childs slate with pen and scribbles on a New Year card. Date: early 20th century

Childs slate with pen and scribbles on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Childs slate with pen and baubles on a Christmas card. early 20th century

Abacus, also called a counting frame. Cesis. Latvia

Juan Perez de Moya (1514-1595). Spanish mathematician. Speculative and practical arithmetic. Title cover. 1675. Madrid. Spain

1868 / DIZZYs MATHS
Dizzys Arithmetic Disraelis Tory party fails to make electoral gains in 1865. Palmerston looks on - he was taken ill before taking office and died in October. Date: 1865

Thought-Reading Horse
Alpha, the thought-reading horse, currently performing at the London Aquarium : he is evidently a whizz at arithmetic Date: 1895

Children playing schools, with a teacher writing sums up on a blackboard. Date: circa 1930s

WW2 poster, Elephants know no arithmetic. Its the little things that count. Attention to detail is vital to all good work. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Richard Rawlyns
RICHARD RAWLYNS Mathematics teacher from Great Yarmouth, author of Practical Arithmetic. Date: CIRCA 1656

Three little boys heading out to school
Adolphus, Timothy and John set out for school quite early. Date: 1898

PONTE, Giovanni dal (1376-1437). The Seven Liberal Arts. ca. 1435. Panel for the front side of a chest. In the middle: the Astronomy, armilar sphere and Ptolemy

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John Pounds, provider of education to poor children
John Pounds (1766-1839), a Portsmouth shoemaker, teacher and philanthropist, who from 1818 provided free basic education for the poorest children in the town, by teaching them reading

London School Board Cert
A London School Board Certificate for Reading, Writing and Arithmetic according to the third standard

First Day at School 4
The teacher gives the class an arithmetic lesson

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