Description
| Product ID: | 9780486600895 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics |
| Title: | The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 2 |
| Authors: | Author: Euclid Euclid |
| Page Count: | 464 |
| Subjects: | Literary essays, Literary essays, Philosophy of science, Philosophy of science |
| Description: | Volume 2 of 3-volume set containing complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements plus critical analysis of each definition, postulate and proposition. Vol. 2 includes Books 3-9: Circles, relationships, rectilineal figures. Volume 2 of 3-volume set containing complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements plus critical analysis of each definition, postulate, and proposition. Covers textual and linguistic matters; mathematical analyses of Euclid''s ideas; classical, medieval, Renaissance and modern commentators; refutations, supports, extrapolations, reinterpretations and historical notes. Vol. 2 includes Books III-IX: Circles, relationships, rectilineal figures. |
| Imprint Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Publisher Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2000-02-01 |