Benjamin Donn

Benjamin Donn was a British cartographer, librarian, mathematician and surveyor (1729–1798). He was born at Devon.

Benjamin Donn in brief

Born
1729
Died
1798
Known for
cartographer, librarian, mathematician and surveyor
Place of birth
Devon
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Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1764 to 1833.

An enlarged syllabus of a course of lectures in experimental philosophy as usually exhibited on a proper apparatus, by Benjamin Donn, Teacher of the Mathematics., dated 1780, held by Wellcome Collection. Proposals for publishing a new and accurate map of the county of Devon, ... by * [sic] Benjamin Donn. Engraved by Mr. Jefferys, .., dated 1764, held by Wellcome Collection. An essay on the doctrine and application of circulating or infinite decimals . Containing not only the practical rules, but also the reasons and demonstrations of them. Also tables of foreign money, weights, and measures. By Benjamin Donn, teacher of the Mathematics, and lecturer in Experimental Philosophy, author of the Essays on arithmetic, Book-keeping, the British mariner's assistant, &c., dated 1775, held by Wellcome Collection. The description and use of Donn's improved navigation scale, dated 1800, held by Wellcome Collection. The young shopkeeper's, steward's, and factor's, companion Containing I. A new and expeditious method of keeping a set of books, in a retail trade, by double entry. II. The application to the business of a steward, in a new manner. III. The mehod of keeping factorage accounts, as practised in the West-Indies; with occasional remarks. Compiled for the use of the Mathematical Academy, in Bristol., dated 1773, held by Wellcome Collection. A soldier plays a drum as a man with a chained bear with its arms held back by an umbrella is making it dance to entertain the crowd. Lithograph by Benjamin Roubaud, 1833., dated [1833], held by Wellcome Collection. Dissertation sur les soins à donner aux enfans dans le premier âge / [Benjamin Dehergne]., dated 1815, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 13 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Donn or Donne, Benjamin (1729–1798), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Benjamin Donn's Map of Devon 1765, 1965. BENJAMIN DONN AND THE SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE, Benjamin Donn's Map of Devon 1765, 1965. Benjamin Donn (1729–1798), teacher of mathematics and navigation, Annals of Science, 1963. Byrne, Donn, (Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne), (20 Nov. 1889–18 June 1928), Irish novelist, Who Was Who, 2007.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1729Benjamin Donn born at Devon.
  2. 1764Proposals for publishing a new and accurate map of the county of Devon, ... by * [sic] Benjamin Donn. Engraved by Mr. Jefferys, .. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1773The young shopkeeper's, steward's, and factor's, companion Containing I. A new and expeditious method of keeping a set of books, in a retail trade, by double entry. II. The application to the business of a steward, in a new manner. III. The mehod of keeping factorage accounts, as practised in the West-Indies; with occasional remarks. Compiled for the use of the Mathematical Academy, in Bristol. (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1775An essay on the doctrine and application of circulating or infinite decimals . Containing not only the practical rules, but also the reasons and demonstrations of them. Also tables of foreign money, weights, and measures. By Benjamin Donn, teacher of the Mathematics, and lecturer in Experimental Philosophy, author of the Essays on arithmetic, Book-keeping, the British mariner's assistant, &c. (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1780An enlarged syllabus of a course of lectures in experimental philosophy as usually exhibited on a proper apparatus, by Benjamin Donn, Teacher of the Mathematics. (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1798Benjamin Donn died.
  7. 1800The description and use of Donn's improved navigation scale (Wellcome Collection).
  8. 1833A soldier plays a drum as a man with a chained bear with its arms held back by an umbrella is making it dance to entertain the crowd. Lithograph by Benjamin Roubaud, 1833. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Benjamin Donn (1729–1798), teacher of mathematics and navigation, Annals of Science, 1963

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  2. 2.

    BENJAMIN DONN AND THE SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE, Benjamin Donn's Map of Devon 1765, 1965

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  3. 3.

    Benjamin Donn's Map of Devon 1765, 1965

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  4. 4.

    Byrne, Donn, (Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne), (20 Nov. 1889–18 June 1928), Irish novelist, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Donn or Donne, Benjamin (1729–1798), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 13 works naming Benjamin Donn.

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2896063: Benjamin Donn

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  8. 8.

    “Benjamin Donn”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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