The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 1: Books 1-2

The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 1: Books 1-2

<DIV>This is the definitive edition of one of the very greatest classics of all time â‚¬" the full Euclid, not an abridgement. Using the text established by Heiberg, Sir Thomas Heath encompasses almost 2,500 years of mathematical and historical study upon Euclid. This unabridged republication of the original enlarged edition contains the complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements, plus a critical apparatus that analyzes each definition, postulate, and proposition in great detail. It covers textual and linguistic matters; mathematical analyses of Euclidâ‚¬s ideas; classical, medieval, Renaissance, modern commentators; refutations, supports, extrapolations, reinterpretations, and historical notes, all given with extensive quotes. â‚¬Å“The textbook that shall really replace Euclid has not yet been written and probably never will be.â‚¬Â â‚¬" Encyclopaedia Britannica. Volume 1. 151-page Introduction: life and other works of Euclid; Greek and Islamic commentators; surviving mss., scholia, translations; bases of Euclidâ‚¬s thought. Books I and II of the Elements, straight lines, angles, intersection of lines, triangles, parallelograms, etc. Volume 2. Books III-IX: Circles, tangents, segments, figures described around and within circles, rations, proportions, magnitudes, polygons, prime numbers, products, plane and solid numbers, series of rations, etc. Volume 3. Books X to XIII: planes, solid angles, etc.; method of exhaustion in similar polygons within circles, pyramids, cones, cylinders, spheres, etc. Appendix: Books XIV, XV, sometimes ascribed to Euclid.</DIV>
Country USA
Brand Dover Publications
Manufacturer Dover Publications
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber figs.
ReleaseDate 1956-06-01
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EANs 9780486600888

Country	USA
Brand	Dover Publications
Manufacturer	Dover Publications
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	figs.
ReleaseDate	1956-06-01
UnitCount	1
UPCs	800759600885
EANs	9780486600888

The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 1: Books 1-2

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