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The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 3, Books X-XIII and Appendix Thomas L. Heath

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 3, Books X-XIII and Appendix By Thomas L. Heath

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 3, Books X-XIII and Appendix by Thomas L. Heath


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Sir Thomas Little Heath used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics. First published in 1926, this book contains the final volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books Ten to Thirteen.

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 3, Books X-XIII and Appendix Summary

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 3, Books X-XIII and Appendix by Thomas L. Heath

After studying both classics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861-1940) used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics, both popular and academic. First published in 1926 as the second edition of a 1908 original, this book contains the third and final volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books Ten to Thirteen. This detailed text will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek geometry and the history of mathematics.

Table of Contents

Book X: Introductory note; Definitions I; Propositions 1-47; Definitions II; Propositions 48-84; Definitions III; Propositions 85-115; Ancient extensions of theory of Book X; Book XI: Definitions; Propositions; Book XII: Historical note; Propositions; Book XIII: Historical note; Propositions; Appendix I. The so-called 'Book ZIV' (by Hypsicles); Appendix II. Note on the so-called 'Book XV'; General index: Greek; General index: English.

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NLS9781107480506
9781107480506
1107480507
The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 3, Books X-XIII and Appendix by Thomas L. Heath
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Cambridge University Press
2015-02-12
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