Nattes's Practical Geometry, or Introduction to Perspective: Translated From the French (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Sébastien Le Clerc

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331503166 ISBN 13: 9780331503166

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master practical geometry and perspective with clear, step-by-step methods from a classic text.

This edition introduces practical and theoretical geometry, showing how to lay out lines, angles, circles, and figures with reliable procedures.

This volume divides geometry into practical and speculative parts, explaining how to apply theorems to real drawing and measurement tasks. It presents numerous propositions and methods for constructing plane figures, describing circles, inscribing and circumscribing shapes, and analyzing proportional relationships.

Readers encounter illustrated plates and explicit operations that guide you from a given line or point to the finished construction, including tangents, centering circles, and creating complex polygons. The content is organized into sequential steps you can follow with pencil and straightedge.

• Learn to draw perpendiculars, parallels, tangents, and to locate circle centers.
• Practice constructing equilateral triangles, squares, pentagons, and other polygons on given lines.
• Explore inscribing, circumscribing, and describing figures within circles and across planes.
• Follow practical procedures for proportional lines and geometric plans to improve accuracy.

Ideal for students, designers, and hobbyists who want hands-on geometry skills and a grounded introduction to perspective drawing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331503166
• ISBN 13: 9780331503166
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 163