Edmond Halley's Reconstruction of the Lost Book of Apollonius's Conics: Translation and Commentary (2012)

Contributor(s): Fried, Michael N (Author)

ISBN: 9781461429876

Publisher: Springer

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Pub Date: October 27, 2013

Dewey: 516.15

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.31" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 0.47 lbs) 134 pages

BISAC Categories:

Mathematics | Geometry | General | History and Philosophy

Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physic

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Description: Comprised of eight books, Apollonius's Conics was one of the greatest works of advanced mathematics in antiquity. This volume provides the first complete English translation of Edmond Halley's reconstruction of Book VIII with supplementary notes on the text.

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