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... geometry , in the study of higher plane curves . Clavius did a great deal to extend the knowledge of mathematics in Germany during this century , although he did little to extend its boundaries and did most of his writing in Rome . The ...
... geometry , in the study of higher plane curves . Clavius did a great deal to extend the knowledge of mathematics in Germany during this century , although he did little to extend its boundaries and did most of his writing in Rome . The ...
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... Geometry . Simpson's Elements of Geometry was translated into French and enjoyed three such editions during the eighteenth century . The first appeared in 1755 , together with two essays , one on Maxima and Minima and another on ...
... Geometry . Simpson's Elements of Geometry was translated into French and enjoyed three such editions during the eighteenth century . The first appeared in 1755 , together with two essays , one on Maxima and Minima and another on ...
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... geometry by Robert Simson and Playfair , and a frank statement of the reason based on popularity was printed in the preface . Influence on Later English Writers . Benjamin Donn , author of an Essay on the Elements of Geometry ...
... geometry by Robert Simson and Playfair , and a frank statement of the reason based on popularity was printed in the preface . Influence on Later English Writers . Benjamin Donn , author of an Essay on the Elements of Geometry ...
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