Apollonius Pergaeus. Elementa conica Apollonii Paergei et Archimedis opera nova & breviori methodo demonstrata..., 8 folding engraved plates, a few leaves a little browned, contemporary limp vellum, [Riccardi I 160], 8vo, Paris, Abraham Bosse 1643. *** First edition of Borelli’s treatise on conic sections, embodying his reworking of Apollonius and Archimedes. This was part of his lifelong project of reexamining the classic texts of mathematics and recasting them in modern form. Provenance: Bibliotheca Podolin (ink inscription to title).
Apollonius Pergaeus. Elementa conica Apollonii Paergei et Archimedis opera nova & breviori methodo demonstrata..., 8 folding engraved plates, a few leaves a little browned, contemporary limp vellum, [Riccardi I 160], 8vo, Paris, Abraham Bosse 1643. *** First edition of Borelli’s treatise on conic sections, embodying his reworking of Apollonius and Archimedes. This was part of his lifelong project of reexamining the classic texts of mathematics and recasting them in modern form. Provenance: Bibliotheca Podolin (ink inscription to title).
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