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"Multum in Parvo" Table Book

This magnificent book of tables was sent to me a correspondent who said "It was one of the text books all new boys received when I went to school in 1951 (along with Kennedy's Latin Primer and Carter's History in 4 volumes). It measures 5" x 3.5" and has 48 pages of tables etc. It is as much a comment on its time as a source of obscure tables."

It is interesting trying to work out how old it is. The list of planets does not mention Pluto, which was discovered in 1930 (and has recently been down-graded to a dwarf planet). It talks about sovereigns, which disappeared when Britain came off the Gold Standard in 1931. In the index, the currency conversation is called "Foreign Monies and their value (1884)" but the page says "Owing to the present international situation these values are not being published". One wonders what the "present international situation" was, coming off the Gold Standard, inflation in Germany, the Second World War. The latest date mentioned is 1952 on the last page - Sovereigns of England (this page is poorer quality than the rest as it is printed on a blue background).

A correspondent writes about their version of the bok: "The corner of the title page has been trimmed, and a new(?) name inserted with date. The 'new' date is 1904, and this may not have been the first owner!" Of course, there may have been different editions of this book.

The book is below, scanned in as pictures rather than text. I have made a contents with links, so you can get to the right page quickly. There is an alphabetical index as part of the booklet.

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pageArithmetical Tables
3Arithmetic (Defined)
3-4Arithmetic (signs used in)
5Roman Numbers
6Numeration Table
7Addition Tables
8Subtraction Tables
8-9Multiplication Tables
9-11Division Table
pageMoney
11Money Table
12Gold Table
12Silver Table
12Bronze Table
12Farthing Table
13-14Pence Table
14-15Shillings Table
15-18Pence & Shillings Tables
pageWeights and Measures
19Avoirdupois Weight
19Long Measure (length)
20Area Measure and Squares
21Capacity (volume)
21Time Measure
22-23Aliquot Parts (fractions)
24Troy Weight
24Apothecaries Weight
24Wool Weight
25Hay & Straw Weight
25Wine & Spirit Measure
26Ale & Beer Measure
26Liquid Measure (Mis.)
27Dry Measure
27Circular Motion
28Solid Measures and Cubes
28Cloth Measure
29Land Measure
pageOther tables
29Motion of the Earth
29Astronomical Motion
30Quarters of the Year
30Signs of the Zodiac
30-31Solar System
31Book Sizes
32Various Paper Sizes
32Nautical Measure
32Lengths of Latitude
33-34Metric Wts, Measures
34-35Scripture Wts, Measures
35Scripture Time
35Roman Name of Months and Days
35French Names of Months and Days
36-37Foreign Monies (withdrawn)
37-40Misc. Wts, Measures
pageGeneral Information
40-42Commercial Terms
42-44Mental Arithmetic
45-47Abbreviations
48Points of the Compass
49Sovereigns of England

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