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The philosophical and mathematical commentaries of Proclus; surnamed, Plato's successor, on the first book of Euclid's elements. And his life by Marinus. Translated from the Greek. With a preliminary dissertation on the Platonic doctrine of ideas, &c. By Thomas Taylor.

Title
The philosophical and mathematical commentaries [electronic resource] : of Proclus; surnamed, Plato's successor, on the first book of Euclid's elements. And his life by Marinus. Translated from the Greek. With a preliminary dissertation on the Platonic doctrine of ideas, &c. By Thomas Taylor.
Author
Proclus, approximately 410-485.
Publication
London : printed for the author: and sold by T. Payne and Son; B. White and Son; L. Davis; J. Robson; T. Cadell; Leigh and Co. G. Nicol; R. Faulder; and T. and J. Egerton, 1788-89.

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Description
2v. : ill.; 4⁰.
Uniform Title
Commentarii in Euclidem. English
Alternative Title
Commentarii in Euclidem.
Subject
  • Euclid's Elements
  • Mathematics, Greek
  • Geometry > Early works to 1800
  • Platonists
Note
  • Titlepage to vol.2 reads: 'The philosophical and mathematical commentaries of Proclus, on the first book of Euclid's elements. To which are added, a history of the restoration of the Platonic theology, by the latter Platonists: and a translation from the Greek of Proclus's theological elements. .. ' and is dated 1789.
  • Half-titles: 'Life and commentaries of Proclus'.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642430521
  • ECCO1-T143303
Author
Proclus, approximately 410-485.
Title
The philosophical and mathematical commentaries [electronic resource] : of Proclus; surnamed, Plato's successor, on the first book of Euclid's elements. And his life by Marinus. Translated from the Greek. With a preliminary dissertation on the Platonic doctrine of ideas, &c. By Thomas Taylor.
Imprint
London : printed for the author: and sold by T. Payne and Son; B. White and Son; L. Davis; J. Robson; T. Cadell; Leigh and Co. G. Nicol; R. Faulder; and T. and J. Egerton, 1788-89.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T143303.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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