Geometry (Ancient Greek: ?e?µet??a; geo- 'earth', -metri 'measurement') 'Earth-measuring' is a branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape, size, relative position of figures, and the properties of space. Geometry is one of the oldest mathematical sciences. Initially a body of practical knowledge concerning lengths, areas, and volumes, in the 3rd century BC geometry was put into an axiomatic form by Euclid, whose treatment—Euclidean geometry—set a standard for many centuries to follow.
First published 1776-77 ; Volumes l-3 have general t.-p. only; v. 4-5 special t.-p. only
History, Ancient
Supplemental catalog subcollection information: American Libraries Collection; Great Books; American University Library Collection; Historical Literature
Description: Geometry works
Supplemental catalog subcollection information: American Libraries Collection; Historical Literature
Supplemental catalog subcollection information: American Libraries Collection; Historical Literature; I. Introduction and books I, II. -II. Books III-IX. -III. Books X-XIII and appendix
Description: His most innovative educational work was a version of 'Euclid's Elements' which used coloured graphic explanations of each geometric principle. It was published by Pickering (publishers) in 1847. The book has become the subject of renewed interest in recent years for its innovative graphic conception and its style which prefigures the modernist experiments of the Bauhaus and De Stijl movements. Information design writer Edward Tufte refers to the book in his...