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Shelfmark

Gb.8.05

Author

Uniform title

[Huict livres des Eléments d'Euclide rendus plus faciles. English]

Title

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..

Edition

The second edition..

Publication, distribution, etc.

London : Printed for M. Gillyflower at the Spread Eagle in Westminster-Hall, and W. Freeman at the Bible over against the Middle Temple Gate, in Fleet-street., 1696..

Physical description

[6], 380 p., 1 leaf of plates : ill. ; 16 cm. (8vo.)

Note

Errata: p. 380.

Note

With additional engraved illustrated title page.

Note

Translation of the author's Huict livres des Eléments d'Euclide rendus plus faciles.

Note

Woodcut geometrical diagrams throughout.

Citation/references note

Wing E3401

Citation/references note

ESTC, R22532

Provenance

Book label of Nicholas Mann on front endpaper, recording donation to Eton College in 1754.

Binding

Late 17th century mid brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled triple fillet frames, with branch ornaments at each corner of inner frame; rebacked in late 20th or early 21st century mid brown calf with new brown morocco spine label tooled in gold; red and blue sprinkled edges; printers' waste as endpapers.

Copy-specific note

Previous shelfmark: Dg.8.24.

Subject

Euclid's Elements.

Subject

Mathematical analysis.

Subject

Geometry Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Euclid Elements.

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Gilliflower, Matthew bookseller.

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Added entry--place

England London

Language code

eng fre

Identifier

B48468
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