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 are restored. Also the book of Euclid's Data, in like manner corrected /
By Robert Simson ... To this 5th ed. are also annexed, Elements of plane and spherical trigonometry.
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English
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Edinburgh : Printed for J. Nourse, London, and J. Balfour, Edinburgh, 1775.
- Note
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"Notes critical and geometrical; containing an account of those things in which this edition differs from the Greek text; and the reasons of the alterations which have been made. As also observations on some of the propositions": p. [295]-362.
Notes, critical and geometrical, Data and The elements of plane and spherical trigonometry have special title-pages.
Pages 289-304 bound out of order.
A few errors in pagination.
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vii, [9]-520 p. :
3 fold. pl., diagrs. ;
22 cm
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