La construction, l’usage, et les proprietez du quadrant nouveau de mathématique

by Pierre Vernier

$6,500 · Offered by Martayan Lan

Very rare first and only edition of the mathematician Pierre Vernier’s (1580-1637) landmark work introducing his invention of an ingenious new scale – here illustrated with a fold-out engraving – designed to greatly increase the accuracy of mensuration instruments. The scarcity of this treatise belies its broad impact on many..... More

• Binding: Leather

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