Description:
In one of the most stunning expositions of mathematical publishing, Oliver Byrne combines Euclid's geometric theories with vibrant colour proofs, turning what was already a cornerstone academic text into a pedagogical work of art.
Review Quotes:
"This work has a greater aim than mere illustration; we do not introduce colours for the purpose of entertainment, or to amuse by certain combinations of tint and form, but to assist the mind... to increase the facilities of instruction, and diffuse permanent knowledge."-Oliver Byrne, 1847
"Many parts of nature can neither be invented with sufficient subtlety, nor demonstrated with sufficient perspicuity... without the aid and intervening of the Mathematics."-Lord Bacon, 1871