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Sale 453: Rare Books & Manuscripts with Science & Medicine (#453) 05/05/2011 1:00 PM PDT Closed

Starts Ending 05/05/2011 1:00 PM PDT

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Lot #77 The elements of Euclid, viz, the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth. The errors, by which Theon, or others, have long ago vitiated these books, are corrected, and some of Euclid's demonstrations restored. Also the book of Euclid's Data, in like manner corrected. By Robert Simson, M.D.

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  • The elements of Euclid, viz, the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth. The errors, by which Theon, or others, have long ago vitiated these books, are corrected, and some of Euclid's demonstrations restored. Also the book of Euclid's Dat