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Benjamin Martin Author & Editor

The authors Michael Bate, Benjamin Martin and Gerhard Röhrle have a longstanding collaboration and friendship (20 years and counting). Together they have written 20 papers in and around this subject area, with a lasting impact on the field of algebraic groups (including subgroup structure, representation theory, geometric invariant theory, spherical buildings) and applications to other areas such as metric geometry and number theory.

Introduction to Philosophy cover

Introduction to Philosophy

Bahram Assadian - Paperback

£9.99

The Description and Use of an Orrery of a New Construction, Representing in the Various Parts of Its Machinery All the Motions and Phoenomena of the Planetary System cover

The Description and Use of an Orrery of a New Construction, Representing in the Various Parts of Its Machinery All the Motions and Phoenomena of the Planetary System

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£12.99

The Young Student's Memorial Book, or Pocket Library cover

The Young Student's Memorial Book, or Pocket Library

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£14.99

The Description and Use of a Graphical Perspective and Microscope, for Drawing All Kinds of Objects in True Perspective, and a Just Proportion of Their Parts, with Readiness and Ease cover

The Description and Use of a Graphical Perspective and Microscope, for Drawing All Kinds of Objects in True Perspective, and a Just Proportion of Their Parts, with Readiness and Ease

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£12.99

A New Compleat and Universal System or Body of Decimal Arithmetick, Containing, I. the Whole Doctrine of Decimal Numbers, ... V. an Exact and Accurate Canon of Logarithms... by Benjamin Martin. cover

A New Compleat and Universal System or Body of Decimal Arithmetick, Containing, I. the Whole Doctrine of Decimal Numbers, ... V. an Exact and Accurate Canon of Logarithms... by Benjamin Martin.

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£20.99

A New and Comprehensive System of Mathematical Institutions, Agreeable to the Present State of the Newtonian Mathesis. by Benjamin Martin. Volume 1 of 2 cover

A New and Comprehensive System of Mathematical Institutions, Agreeable to the Present State of the Newtonian Mathesis. by Benjamin Martin. Volume 1 of 2

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£20.99

The wandering pilgrim cover

The wandering pilgrim

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£26.90

The Description and Use of Both the Globes, the Armillary Sphere, and Orrery, ... the Whole Embellished with Five Copper Plates of the Instruments, &C. by Benj. Martin. cover

The Description and Use of Both the Globes, the Armillary Sphere, and Orrery, ... the Whole Embellished with Five Copper Plates of the Instruments, &C. by Benj. Martin.

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£16.99

The Description and Use of an Opake Solar Microscope. in Which All Opake Bodies, Are Shewn in the Greatest Perfection, at the Same Time All Transparent Objects Are Also Shewn in a New Light. by B. Martin cover

The Description and Use of an Opake Solar Microscope. in Which All Opake Bodies, Are Shewn in the Greatest Perfection, at the Same Time All Transparent Objects Are Also Shewn in a New Light. by B. Martin

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£12.99

The Description and Use of a New, Portable, Table Air-Pump and Condensing Engine with a Variety of Capital Experiments, Which, Together with the Different Parts of the Apparatus and Glasses, Are Illustrated by Upwards of 40 Copper Plates cover

The Description and Use of a New, Portable, Table Air-Pump and Condensing Engine with a Variety of Capital Experiments, Which, Together with the Different Parts of the Apparatus and Glasses, Are Illustrated by Upwards of 40 Copper Plates

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£13.99

Microscopium Pantometricum; or, a new Construction of a Micrometer, Adapted to the Compound and Solar Microscope cover

Microscopium Pantometricum; or, a new Construction of a Micrometer, Adapted to the Compound and Solar Microscope

Benjamin Martin - Hardback

£18.95

The Description of a New Universal Microscope, Which Has All the Uses of the Single, Compound, Opake, and Aquatic Microscopes. ... by B. Martin. cover

The Description of a New Universal Microscope, Which Has All the Uses of the Single, Compound, Opake, and Aquatic Microscopes. ... by B. Martin.

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£12.99

The Mariner's Mirror; Or, a New Treatise on Navigation, in Theory and Practice. Part I. Contains the Principles of Navigation, ... Part IV. the Young Trigonometer's New Guide; ... Illustrated with Eight Copper-Plates. by Benjamin Martin. cover

The Mariner's Mirror; Or, a New Treatise on Navigation, in Theory and Practice. Part I. Contains the Principles of Navigation, ... Part IV. the Young Trigonometer's New Guide; ... Illustrated with Eight Copper-Plates. by Benjamin Martin.

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£17.99

An Essay on the Genuine Construction of a Standard Microscope and Telescope cover

An Essay on the Genuine Construction of a Standard Microscope and Telescope

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£12.99

The Young Gentleman and Lady's Philosophy, in a Continued Survey of the Works of Nature and Art; By Way of Dialogue. ... Illustrated by ... Copper-Plates. the Second Edition Corrected. by Benjamin Martin. Volume 1 of 2 cover

The Young Gentleman and Lady's Philosophy, in a Continued Survey of the Works of Nature and Art; By Way of Dialogue. ... Illustrated by ... Copper-Plates. the Second Edition Corrected. by Benjamin Martin. Volume 1 of 2

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£21.99

The Description of a new Universal Microscope, Which has all the Uses of the Single, Compound, Opake, and Aquatic Microscopes. ... By B. Martin cover

The Description of a new Universal Microscope, Which has all the Uses of the Single, Compound, Opake, and Aquatic Microscopes. ... By B. Martin

Benjamin Martin - Hardback

£18.95

A new and Comprehensive System of Mathematical Institutions, Agreeable to the Present State of the Newtonian Mathesis. By Benjamin Martin. of 2; Volume 1 cover

A new and Comprehensive System of Mathematical Institutions, Agreeable to the Present State of the Newtonian Mathesis. By Benjamin Martin. of 2; Volume 1

Benjamin Martin - Hardback

£24.95

An Essay on the Genuine Construction of a Standard Microscope and Telescope cover

An Essay on the Genuine Construction of a Standard Microscope and Telescope

Benjamin Martin - Hardback

£18.95

The Mariner's Mirror; or, a new Treatise on Navigation, in Theory and Practice. Part I. Contains the Principles of Navigation, ... Part IV. The Young Trigonometer's new Guide; ... Illustrated With Eight Copper-plates. By Benjamin Martin cover

The Mariner's Mirror; or, a new Treatise on Navigation, in Theory and Practice. Part I. Contains the Principles of Navigation, ... Part IV. The Young Trigonometer's new Guide; ... Illustrated With Eight Copper-plates. By Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin - Hardback

£22.95

Microscopium Pantometricum; Or, a New Construction of a Micrometer, Adapted to the Compound and Solar Microscope cover

Microscopium Pantometricum; Or, a New Construction of a Micrometer, Adapted to the Compound and Solar Microscope

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£12.99

A new and Comprehensive System of Mathematical Institutions, Agreeable to the Present State of the Newtonian Mathesis. By Benjamin Martin. of 2; Volume 2 cover

A new and Comprehensive System of Mathematical Institutions, Agreeable to the Present State of the Newtonian Mathesis. By Benjamin Martin. of 2; Volume 2

Benjamin Martin - Hardback

£27.95

Thermometrum Magnum cover

Thermometrum Magnum

Benjamin Martin - Paperback

£12.99

Institutions of Astronomical Calculations cover

Institutions of Astronomical Calculations

Benjamin Martin - Hardback

£20.95

The Philosophical Grammar; Being a View of the Present State of Experimented Physiology, or Natural Philosophy. In Four Parts. ... The Fifth Edition, With Alterations, Corrections, and Very Large Additions, by way of Notes. By Benj. Martin, cover

The Philosophical Grammar; Being a View of the Present State of Experimented Physiology, or Natural Philosophy. In Four Parts. ... The Fifth Edition, With Alterations, Corrections, and Very Large Additions, by way of Notes. By Benj. Martin,

Benjamin Martin - Hardback

£24.95

The Description and use of Both the Globes, the Armillary Sphere, and Orrery, ... The Whole Embellished With Five Copper Plates of the Instruments, &c. By Benj. Martin cover

The Description and use of Both the Globes, the Armillary Sphere, and Orrery, ... The Whole Embellished With Five Copper Plates of the Instruments, &c. By Benj. Martin

Benjamin Martin - Hardback

£21.95