‎BEZOUT (E.)‎
‎Cours de mathématiques à l'usage des gardes du pavillon et de la marine. Première partie : Eléments d'arithmétique -- Instruction sur les nouvelles mesures extrite de celle publiée par Ch. HAROS approuvée par l'Institut National -- BEL EXEMPLAIRE‎

‎P., Didot, 1822; un volume in 8 relié en pleine basane marbrée, dos orné de fers et filets dorés, tranches jaspées (reliure de l'époque), 15pp., 166pp., 56pp., 1 TABLEAU DEPLIANT‎

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‎---- BEL EXEMPLAIRE ---- "In 1763, the Duc De Choiseul offered Bezout a position as teacher and examiner in mathematical science for young would-be naval officers, the Gardes du Pavillon et de la Marine... In 1768 he added similar duties for the Corps d'Artillerie. Among his published works are the courses of lectures he gave to these students. The orientation of these books is practical, since they were intended to instruct people in the elementary mathematics and mechanics needed for navigation or ballistics... His texts were widely used in France. In the early nineteenth century, they were translated into english for use in American schools ; one translator, John Farrar, used them to teach the calculus at Harvard University. The obvious practical orientation, as well as the clarity of exposition, made the books especially attractive in America. These books considerably influenced the form and contend of American mathematical education in the nineteenth century...". (DSB II pp. 111/114)**540/N2‎