Jan de Witt's Elementa Curvarum Linearum, Liber Primus : Text, Translation, Introduction, and Commentary by Albert W. Grootendorst /

This book is an English translation of the first textbook on Analytic Geometry, written in Latin by the Dutch statesman and mathematician Jan de Witt soon after Descartes invented the subject. De Witt (1625-1672) is best known for his work in actuarial mathematics ("Calculation of the Values of...

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Main Author:	Witt, Johan de, 1625-1672
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Grootendorst, A. W.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint : Springer, 2000.
Series:	Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences.
Subjects:	Geometry, Analytic > Early works to 1800. Geometry, Analytic. Electronic books. Early works.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book