Research Catalog

Title

The elements of Euclid : viz, the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth : the errors, by which Theon, or others, have long ago vitiated these books, are corrected, and some of Euclid's demonstrations are restored : also, The book of Euclid's data, in like manner corrected / by Robert Simson.

Author

Euclid

Publication

Philadelphia : Desilver & Thomas, 1834.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Simson, Robert, 1687-1768.
• Duyckinck Collection

Description

vi, 419 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill.; 22 cm.

Alternative Title

• Book of Euclid's data.
• Elements of plane and spherical trigonometry.

Subjects

• Geometry > Early works to 1800
• Trigonometry
• Mathematics, Greek

Note

• "Notes critical and geometrical": p. [237]-384.
• The Notes have special t.-p.: Notes, critical and geometrical: containing an account of those things in which this edition differs from the Greek text; and the reasons of the alterations which have been made. As also observations on some of the propositions. By Robert Simson ...

Call Number

OKB (Simson) (Euclid. Elements of Euclid. 1834)

LCCN

28006886

OCLC

9973071

Author

Euclid.

Title

The elements of Euclid : viz, the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth : the errors, by which Theon, or others, have long ago vitiated these books, are corrected, and some of Euclid's demonstrations are restored : also, The book of Euclid's data, in like manner corrected / by Robert Simson.

Imprint

Philadelphia : Desilver & Thomas, 1834.

Added Author

Euclid. Elements Books 11-12. English. 1834.

Simson, Robert, 1687-1768.

Duyckinck Collection.

Added Title

Book of Euclid's data.

Elements of plane and spherical trigonometry.

Research Call Number

OKB (Simson) (Euclid. Elements of Euclid. 1834)