After studying both classics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940) used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics, both popular and academic. First published in 1926 as the second edition of a 1908 original, this book contains the first volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books One and Two. This detailed text will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek geometry and the history of mathematics.
By:
Thomas L. Heath
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 233mm,
Width: 190mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 830g
ISBN: 9781107480421
ISBN 10: 1107480426
Pages: 446
Publication Date: 12 February 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: 1. Euclid and the traditions about him; 2. Euclid's other works; 3. Greek commentators other than Proclus; 4. Proclus and his sources; 5. The text; 6. The scholia; 7. Euclid in Arabia; 8. Principal translations and editions; 9. On the nature of elements; The Elements: Book I: Definitions, postulates, common notions; Notes on definitions etc.; Propositions; Book II: Definitions; Note on geometrical algebra; Propositions; Excursus I. Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans; Excursus II. Popular names for Euclidean propositions; Greek index to vol. 1; English index to vol. 1.
