Euclid's Elements of Geometry, The First Six Books; Chiefly from the Text of Dr. Simson, with Explanatory Notes; A Series of Questions on Each Book; and a Selection of Geometrical Exercises from the Senate-House and College Examination Papers; with Hints, &c

Euclid; Robert Potts, M.A., [Tr.]

Published by John W. Parker and Son, London, 1860

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Small 8vo. [3], iv-vi, [1], 2-282, [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Original brown cloth with a paper label printed in black on the spine; all edges decoratively speckled. Price of 4s. 6d. on the spine's paper label. Illustrated with several in-text geometrical diagrams. Lowndes II 757. The fifth edition of Potts' translation, and a "school edition", specially tailored to the education of pupils on Euclid before they advance to post-secondary schooling. The first school edition from Potts was published in 1845. A pleasing copy. A small chip to the label and a touch of rubbing to the boards.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Euclid's Elements of Geometry, The First Six Books; Chiefly from the Text of Dr. Simson, with Explanatory Notes; A Series of Questions on Each Book; and a Selection of Geometrical Exercises from the Senate-House and College Examination Papers; with Hints, &c
• Publisher: John W. Parker and Son, London
• Publication Date: 1860
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Fifth edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Classical Antiquity
  • Mathematics
  • EDUCATION