First Lessons In Geometry (1881)

First Lessons in Geometry is a book written by Thomas Hill and first published in 1881. The book is a comprehensive guide to the principles of geometry, aimed at students who are just beginning to study the subject. The book covers a wide range of topics, including lines, angles, triangles, polygons, circles, and more. Each chapter is accompanied by numerous examples and exercises that help students to understand the concepts being discussed. The book also includes a glossary of terms and a comprehensive index, making it easy for students to find the information they need. With its clear explanations and detailed illustrations, First Lessons in Geometry is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of geometry.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Tom Hill lives in Huntington, in the Green Mountains of Vermont, where he has been building boats and houses since 1972. He reckons he has built more than a hundred boats in that time, and has repaired hundreds more--everything from canoes and rowboats to 60-foot power yachts. Although he has worked with all types of wood construction as well as fiberglass, he has used glued plywood plank construction almost exclusively since being introduced to the method in 1980. Tom has taught boatbuilding classes since 1981 at The WoodenBoat School (Brooklin, Maine), The Brookfield Craft Center (Brookfield, Connecticut), the Shelburne Craft School (Shelburne, Vermont), and The Appalachian Center for the Crafts (Smithville, Tennessee). The boating he likes best is gunkholing--poking along interesting shores and exploring coves, estuaries, and inland waterways in canoes, kayaks, and small sailboats--but he appreciates ocean cruising as well, and once sailed his 28-foot sloop from Lake Champlain to the Bahamas and back while living aboard her for a year.