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Mathematical Treasure: Rechenbuch of Johann Friedrich Rosenzweig

Author(s): 
Frank J. Swetz (The Pennsylvania State University)

Johann Friedrich Rosenzweig (1698–1756) served as a “chief-engineer” in Bamberg, Germany. He compiled a personal Rechenbuch for reference. Dated 1721, it is in the holdings of the Bamberg State Library.

Page from the cyphering book kept by Johann Friedrich Rosenzweig in 1721.

Page from the cyphering book kept by Johann Friedrich Rosenzweig in 1721.

Page from the cyphering book kept by Johann Friedrich Rosenzweig in 1721.

The images above are provided courtesy of Bamberg State Library. A full digitization of this manuscript is available here.

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Frank J. Swetz (The Pennsylvania State University), "Mathematical Treasure: Rechenbuch of Johann Friedrich Rosenzweig ," Convergence (April 2022)