Simson on Porisms : an Annotated Translation of Robert Simson's Posthumous Treatise on Porisms and Other Items on this Subject /

Most mathematicians' knowledge of Euclid's lost work on Porisms comes from a very brief and general description by Pappus of Alexandria. While Fermat and others made earlier attempts to explain the Porisms, it is Robert Simson who is generally recognised as the first person to achieve a ge...

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Main Author:	Tweddle, Ian
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Springer London, 2000.
Series:	Sources in the history of mathematics and physical sciences.
Subjects:	Mathematics. Geometry. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book