| LC control no. | n 84804831 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Byrne, Oliver |
| Associated country | Ireland England |
| Associated place | London (England) |
| Birth date | 1810-07-31 |
| Death date | 1880-12-09 |
| Place of birth | Avoca (Ireland) |
| Place of death | Maidstone (England) |
| Field of activity | Engineering Mathematics |
| Profession or occupation | Engineers Mathematicians |
| Found in | LCCN 03-19358: His The first six books of the elements of Euclid, 1847 (hdg.: Byrne, Oliver; usage: Oliver Byrne) LC data base, 9-26-84 (hdg.: Byrne, Oliver; usage: Oliver Byrne) Byrne, Oliver. The American engineer, draftsman, and machinist's assistant, 1853: title page (Oliver Byrne, mathematician; civil, military, and mechanical engineer; surveyor-general of the English settlements in the Falkland Islands; prof. of math. in the College for Civil Engineers, London; consulting actuary to the Philanthropic Life Assurance Society; inventor) Wikipedia, May 24, 2018: Oliver Byrne (Oliver Byrne; (born: 31 July 1810, Avoca, Wicklow, Ireland; died: 9 December 1880, Maidstone, Kent, England) was a civil engineer and prolific author of works on subjects including mathematics, geometry, and engineering. He is best known for his 'coloured' book of Euclid's Elements. He was a large contributor to Spon's Dictionary of Engineering) |
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