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A catalogue of a choice collection of books: Being the library of a Baronet Of the County of Suffolk, Lately Deceased. Containing The best Editions of the Greek and Roman Authors, and several of History, Divinity, Mathematics, Voyages, and Gardening. With some valuable Italian books and prints. Which will be sold by auction at Paul's Coffee-House in St Paul's Church-Yard. Beginnning on Wednesday October 22. 1740, exactly at Six in the Evening. Catalogues may be had of Mr. Whitridge at the Royal Exchange, Mr Lewis in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, Mr Stagg, in Westminster-Hall, Mr Dodsley in Pall-Mall, Mr Thurlbourn at Cambridge, Mr Fletcher at Oxford, And at the Place of Sale.
Date: 1740]- Books
Diocles on burning mirrors : the Arabic translation of the lost Greek original / edited, with English translation and commentary by G.J. Toomer.
Diocles (Mathematician)Date: 1976- Books
Coping with mathematics (the Greek way) / by Ian Mueller.
Mueller, Ian.Date: 1980- Books
A history of Greek mathematics / by Sir Thomas Heath.
Heath, Thomas Little, Sir, 1861-1940.Date: 1921- Books
Selection illustrating the history of Greek mathematics / with an English translation by Ivor Thomas.
Date: 1951- Books
Science and mathematics in ancient Greek culture / edited by C.J. Tuplin and T.E. Rihll ; [foreword by Lewis Wolpert].
Date: 2002- Books
A history of ancient mathematical astronomy / O. Neugebauer.
Neugebauer, O. (Otto), 1899-1990.Date: 1975- Books
The bequest of the Greeks / With drawings by Harriett Hauck Stearns.
Dantzig, Tobias, 1884-1956.Date: [1955], ©1955- Books
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A catalogue of a very large collection of books, in history, antiquities, divinity, poetry, physic, natural history, mathematics, law, in classical and philogical learning, and other branches of literature: Among which are many valuable and uncommon articles. The whole comprising above thirty thousand volumes, in the Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, Italian, Spanish, and other languages. The books are in good condition, many in elegant bindings, and will be sold reasonable, at the prices printed in the catalogue. The sale to begin in May, 1776, and to continue till all are sold, By Lockyer Davis, booseller, over-against Gray's-Inn gate, Holborn. Catalogues to be had of Messrs. Dodsley, Pall-Mall; Robson, Bond Street; Almon, Picadilly; Walter, Charing Cross; Owen, Temple Bar; Sewell, Cornhill. And at the place of sale, Where the full value may be had for any library or parcel of books[.]
Davis, Lockyer, 1719-1791.Date: 1776]- Books
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The elements of Euclid, with dissertations, intended to assist and encourage a critical examination of these Elements, as the most effectual means of establishing a juster taste upon mathematical subjects, than that which at present prevails. Vol. II. By James Williamson, B. D.
Euclid.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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Account of the life and writings of Robert Simson, M.D., late professor of mathematics in the University of Glasgow / By the Rev. William Trail.
Trail, William, 1746-1831.Date: 1812- Books
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The elements of Euclid. In which the propositions are demonstrated in a new and shorter manner than in former translations, and the arrangement of many of them altered; plain and spherical trigonometry, tables of logarithms from 1 to 10000, and tables of sines, tangents, and secants, both natural and artificial. By George Douglas, teacher of mathematics in the Academy at Ayr.
Euclid.Date: M.DCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
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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, M.D. emeritus professor of mathematics in the University of Glasgow. To this tenth edition are also annexed elements of plain and spherical trigonometry.
Euclid.Date: 1799- Books
Theodosiou Tripolitou Sphairik-ou bibliá 3 = Theodosij Tripolitæ Sphæericorvm, libri tres, nunquam antehac græce excusi / Iidem latinè redditi per Ioannem Penam. Regium mathematicum ad ... Carolvm Lotharingvm Cardinalem.
Theodosius, active 1st century B.C.Date: 1558- Books
Pappi Alexandrini Mathematicae collectiones a Federico Commandino Vrbinate in Latinum conuersae, et commentarijs illustratae. In hac nostra editione ab innumeris, quibus scatebant mendis, et præcipu ìn græco contextu diligenter vindicatæ et serenissimo principi Leopoldo Gvlielmo archidvci Avstriae, &c. dictatæ / [Pappus].
Pappus, of Alexandria.Date: 1660 [col. 1658]- Books
Claudii Ptolemaei Pheludiensis Alexandrini Almagestum seu magnae constructionis mathematicae opus plane diuinum / latina donatum lingua ab Georgio Trapezuntio usquequaq. doctissimo. Per Lucam Gauricum Neapolit. diuinae matheseos professorem egregium in alma urbe Veneta orbis regina recognitum. Anno salutis M D XXVIII labente.
Ptolemy, active 2nd century.Date: [Anno Chr[isti] 1528- Books
Contenta. Euclidis Megarensis Geometricorum elementorum liber XV. Campani Galli Tra[n]salpini in eosdem commentariorum libri XV. Theonis Alexandrini Bartholamæo Zamberto Veneto interprete, in tredecim priores, commentariorum libri XIII. Hypsiclis Alexandrini in duos posteriores, eodem Bartholamæo Zamberto Veneto interprete, commentariorum libri II / [Euclid].
Euclid.Date: [1516]- Books
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Euclid's Elements of geometry, from the Latin translation of Commandine. To which is added, A treatise of the nature of arithmetic of logarithms; Likewise Another of the Elements of Plain and Spherical Trigonometry; With A Preface, shewing the Usefulness and Excellency of this Work. By Doctor John Keil, F. R. S. and late Professor of Astronomy in Oxford. The Whole Revised; where deficient, Supplied; where lost or corrupted, Restored. Also Many Faults committed by Dr. Harris, Mr. Caswel, Mr. Heynes, and other Trigonometrical Writers, are shewn, and in those Cases where They are mistaken, here are given Solutions Geometrically True. An Ample Account of which may be seen the preface, by Samuel Cunn. The fifth edition. To which is subjoined an appendix, containing the Investigation of those Series's omitted by the Author. And the Difference between Dr. Keil and Mr. Cunn impartially examined and adjusted.
Euclid.Date: M.DCC.XLV. [1745]- Books
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The elements of Euclid explain'd in a new, but most easie method: Together with the use of every proposition through all parts of the mathematicks. Written in French by that excellent mathematician, F. Claud. Francis Milliet de Chales, of the Society of Jesus. Now made English, and a multitude of errors corrected, which had escap'd in the original.
Euclid.Date: 1726- Books
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The two books of Apollonius Pergŭs, concerning tangencies, as they have been restored by Franciscus Vieta and Marinus Ghetaldus. With a supplement. By John Lawson, B.D. rector of Swanscombe in Kent. The second edition. To which is now added, a second supplement, being Mons. Fermat's treatise on spherical tangencies.
Apollonius, of Perga.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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The elements of Euclid; with select theorems out of Archimedes. By the learned Andrew Tacquet. To which are added, practical corollaries, shewing the Uses of many of the Propositions. The whole abridg'd, and in this fourth edition publish'd in English, by William Whiston, M. A. Mr. Lucas's Professor of the Mathematicks in the University of Cambridge.
Euclid.Date: MDCCXIX. [1719]- Books
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Euclid's elements of geometry, the first six, the eleventh and twelfth books; Translated into English, from Dr. Gregory's edition, with notes and additions. For the use of the British youth. By E. Stone.
Euclid.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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The elements of Euclid: With select theorems, out of Archimedes. By the Learned Andrew Tacquet. To which are added, practical corollaries, shewing the uses of many of the propositions. By William Whiston, M.A. Mr. Lucas's professor of the mathematicks in the University of Cambridge. In this sixth edition, is added an appendix of practical geometry, with forty new figures, and a brief and independent demonstration of certain select and most useful propositions. By S.F.
Euclid.Date: MDCCXXVIII. [1728]- Books
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Archimēdous ta Sōzomena meta Tōn Eutokiou Askalōnitou Hypomnēmatōn. = Archimedis quæ supersunt omnia cum Eutocii Ascalonitæ commentariis. Ex recensione Josephi Torelli, Veronensis, cum nova versione latina. Accedunt Lectiones Variantes EX Codd. Mediceo ET Parisiensibus.
Archimedes.Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]- Books
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The two books of apollonius pergŭs, Concerning determinate section, as they have been restored by Willebrordus Snellius. By John Lawson, B.D. rector of Swanscombe, Kent. To which are added, the same two books, by William Wales, being an entire new work.
Apollonius, of Perga.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]