Witt, Johan de 1625-1672

The true interest and political maxims of the republic of Holland by Pieter de la Court ( Book )
44 editions published between 1662 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 333 libraries worldwide

Jan de Witt's Elementa curvarum linearum. Liber secundus by Johan de Witt ( Book )
6 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 263 libraries worldwide
"Following on from the 2000 edition of Jan De Witt's Elementa Curvarum Linearum, Liber Primus, this book provides the accompanying translation of the second volume of Elementa Curvarum Linearum (Foundations of Curved Lines) ... Elementa Curvarum Linearum, Liber Secondus moves forward from the construction of the familiar conic sections covered in the Liber Primus, with a discussion of problems connected with their classification; given an equation, it covers how one can recover the standard form, and additionally how one can find the equation's geometric properties."--Publisher description.

Jan de Witt's Elementa curvarum linearum, liber primus by Johan de Witt ( Book )
4 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 157 libraries worldwide
"This book is an English translation of the first textbook on Analytic Geometry, written in Latin by the Dutch statesman and mathematician Jan de Witt soon after Descartes invented the subject. De Witt (1625-1672) is best known for his work in actuarial mathematics ("Calculation of the Values of Annuities as Proportions of the Rents") and for his contributions to analytic geometry, including the focus-directrix definition of conics and the use of the discriminant to distinguish among them. In addition to the translation and annotations, this volume contains an introduction and commentary, including a discussion of the role of conics in Greek mathematics."--BOOK JACKET.

A small collection of valuable tracts, relating to the herring fishery comprehending, John Keymer's celebrated observations on the Dutch fisheries, in 1601, the grand pensionary John DeWitt's sentiments on the same subject, and a discourse shewing the necessity, and proving the practicability, of establishing a British herring fishery, by Sir Roger L'Estrange : to which an introduction is prefixed ( Book )
3 editions published in 1751 in English and held by 105 libraries worldwide

Brieven geschreven ende gewisselt tusschen den Heer Johan de Witt, raedt-pensionaris en groot-segelbewaerder van Hollandt en West-Vrieslandt, ende de gevolmaghtigden van den staedt der Vereenighde Nederlanden so in Vranckryck, Engelandt, Sweden, Denemarcken, Poolen, enz., beginnende met den jaere 1652, tot het jaer 1669 incluys by Johan de Witt ( Book )
in Dutch and held by 90 libraries worldwide

Pomponnes̓ "Relation de mon ambassade en Hollande" 1669-1671 by Simon Arnauld Pomponne ( Book )
2 editions published in 1955 in French and held by 90 libraries worldwide

History of the administration of John De Witt, grand pensionary of Holland by James Geddes ( Book )
8 editions published between 1879 and 2011 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide

Political maxims of the state of Holland comprehending a general view of the civil government of that republic, and the principles on which it is founded : the nature, rise, and progress of the commerce of its subjects, and of their true interests with respect to all their neighbours by Pieter de la Court ( Book )
6 editions published in 1743 in English and held by 87 libraries worldwide

Brieven, van Johan de Witt by Johan de Witt ( Book )
6 editions published in 1919 in 3 languages and held by 55 libraries worldwide
Brieven van Johan de Witt uit de jaren 1665-1672.

Political maxims of the state of Holland comprehending a general view of the civil government of that republic, ... By John de Witt, ... Translated from the Dutch original, which contains many curious passages not to be found in any of the French versions. To which is prefixed, historical memoirs of ... Cornelius and John de Witt by Pieter de la Court ( Book )
20 editions published between 1702 and 2005 in English and held by 55 libraries worldwide