The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 3 - Euclid

The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 3 by Euclid presents the complete English text of Books X to XIII alongside extensive scholarly commentary. This paperback volume forms the third part of a three-volume set, with critical apparatus examining each definition, postulate and proposition in detail.

Key details

• Paperback format
• 560 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 1 February 2000
• ISBN: 9780486600901
• Dimensions: 138 x 204 x 27 mm

Synopsis

Volume 3 completes a three-volume edition containing the full English text of all 13 books of Elements, supported by a substantial critical apparatus. Its analysis addresses textual and linguistic questions as well as mathematical examinations of Euclid’s ideas, setting them against the work of classical, medieval, Renaissance and modern commentators.

This volume covers Books X to XIII, including material on commensurable magnitudes and on solids, cones and cylinders. It also brings together refutations, supports, extrapolations, reinterpretations and historical notes, offering a detailed reference for readers engaging closely with the text.

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