A Treatise of practical geometry. In three parts

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Author: David Gregory (originally spelt Gregorie) (1659-1708) Year: 1745 Publisher: Printed by W. and T. Ruddimans, for Messrs. Hamilton and Balfour Place: Edinburgh Description: 153 pages with 5 folding engraved plates. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 4 3/4") bound in quarter contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, rebacked in modern calf in compartments with black morocco label. (ESTC T18589) First edition in English. A Treatise of Practical Geometry in Three Parts is a classic 18th-century mathematical textbook authored by the Scottish mathematician and astronomer Dr. David Gregory. Originally written in Latin, the work was later translated into English with notable additions edited by the celebrated mathematician Colin MacLaurin. The book serves as a historical, foundational manual on measurement, engineering, and land surveying. As specified in its title, the treatise organizes practical geometry into three core sections: Part 1: Mensuration of Lines and Angles, Focuses on the basic measurement of distances, heights, depths, and angles. Includes mathematical guidance on utilizing early surveying instruments like the geometrical square and quadrant. Introduces the foundational rules for land surveying and plotting field data into field books. Part 2: Mensuration of Surfaces, Transitions from simple lines to two-dimensional spaces. Teaches how to compute the areas of both plain and curved surfaces. Provides specific rules for calculating the surface areas of complex shapes, cylind

• Binding: Hardcover

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