Barlow's Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, Reciprocals, and Logarithms

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mathematical reference work numerical table collection

Barlow's Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, Reciprocals, and Logarithms is a classic 19th-century mathematical reference work providing extensive numerical tables used for calculation before the advent of electronic computers.

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Label	Occurrences
Barlow's Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, Reciprocals, and Logarithms canonical	1
Barlow's Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, Reciprocals, and Logarithms (1814)	1
Barlow's Tables of mathematical functions	1

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Target entity: Barlow's Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, Reciprocals, and Logarithms
Context triple: [Peter Barlow, notableWork, Barlow's Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, Reciprocals, and Logarithms]

A. Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation
Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation was the original title of a pioneering journal devoted to numerical analysis, computational methods, and mathematical tables, later continued under the name Mathematics of Computation.
B. Prutenic Tables
The Prutenic Tables were influential 16th-century astronomical tables based on Copernican heliocentric theory, used for predicting planetary positions before being superseded by more accurate works like the Rudolphine Tables.
C. Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio
Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio is John Napier’s seminal early 17th-century treatise that introduced and systematically described logarithms, revolutionizing mathematical computation.
D. Napier's bones
Napier's bones are a manually operated calculating device using numbered rods to simplify and speed up multiplication and division.
E. Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School is a historic selective grammar school in Rochester, Kent, known for its strong academic tradition and emphasis on mathematics and sciences.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Barlow's Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, Reciprocals, and Logarithms
Target entity description: Barlow's Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, Reciprocals, and Logarithms is a classic 19th-century mathematical reference work providing extensive numerical tables used for calculation before the advent of electronic computers.

A. Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation
Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation was the original title of a pioneering journal devoted to numerical analysis, computational methods, and mathematical tables, later continued under the name Mathematics of Computation.
B. Prutenic Tables
The Prutenic Tables were influential 16th-century astronomical tables based on Copernican heliocentric theory, used for predicting planetary positions before being superseded by more accurate works like the Rudolphine Tables.
C. Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio
Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio is John Napier’s seminal early 17th-century treatise that introduced and systematically described logarithms, revolutionizing mathematical computation.
D. Napier's bones
Napier's bones are a manually operated calculating device using numbered rods to simplify and speed up multiplication and division.
E. Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School is a historic selective grammar school in Rochester, Kent, known for its strong academic tradition and emphasis on mathematics and sciences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mathematical reference work ⓘ numerical table collection ⓘ
audience	engineers ⓘ mathematicians ⓘ scientists ⓘ
author	Peter Barlow ⓘ
category	logarithmic tables ⓘ mathematical tables ⓘ
computationalMethod	table lookup ⓘ
contains	tables of cube roots ⓘ tables of cubes ⓘ tables of logarithms ⓘ tables of reciprocals ⓘ tables of square roots ⓘ tables of squares ⓘ
field	mathematics ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ
historicalEra	pre-electronic computing ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important reference for pre-computer numerical work ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	printed book ⓘ
namedAfter	Peter Barlow ⓘ
publicationCentury	19th century ⓘ
purpose	to facilitate numerical computation ⓘ
replacedBy	digital computers ⓘ electronic calculators ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
use	engineering computation ⓘ manual calculation ⓘ scientific computation ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peter Barlow → notableWork → Barlow's Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, Reciprocals, and Logarithms ⓘ

Peter Barlow → knownFor → Barlow's Tables of mathematical functions ⓘ

linked to: Barlow's Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, Reciprocals, and Logarithms

Peter Barlow → publication → Barlow's Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, Reciprocals, and Logarithms (1814) ⓘ