“The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God.”

Euclid (fl. 300 BC)

Euclidis Elementorum Libri Priores Sex, Item Undecimus & Duodecimus. Ex Versione Latina Frederici Commandini. Quibus Accedunt. Trigonometriæ Planæ & Sphæricæ Elementa. Item Tractatus de Natura & Arithmetica Logarithmorum. In usum Juventutis Academicæ [Euclid's Elements]

Oxoniæ [Oxford]: Richard Clements, 1747. Diagrams, one moveable, to fold-outs. Modern marbled paper over boards with leather spine. Octavo. [8], 230, [2];76, [3] pages.

A wonderful 18th century Latin edition of Euclid's Elements, in the traditional grouping of the first six books together with 11th and 12th books. This arrangement was historically favored for its practical value, offering foundational principles of geometry essential to fields like architecture, engineering, and astronomy. It served as a concise "core curriculum," covering both two- and three-dimensional concepts.

In addition, this volume concludes with a separately paginated section consisting of Euclid's Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry and a Treatise on the Nature and Arithmetic of Logarithms.

Neat prior owner bookplate on front pastedown, toning to textblock, else fine.

Item #1826

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