{"product_id":"treatise-on-conic-sections-edited-in-modern-notation-with-introductions-including-an-essay-on-the-earlier-history-of-the-subject-paperback-9781108062787","title":"Treatise on Conic Sections; Edited in Modern Notation with Introductions, Including an Essay on the Earlier History of the Subject (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108062787","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTreatise on Conic Sections\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEdited in Modern Notation with Introductions, Including an Essay on the Earlier History of the Subject\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1896, this translation of a classic work of Greek geometry uses modern notation and includes considerable introductory material.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eApollonius of Perga (Author), T. L. Heath (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108062787, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 November 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e434 pages, 101 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eActive in Alexandria in the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga ranks as one of the greatest Greek geometers. Building on foundations laid by Euclid, he is famous for defining the parabola, hyperbola and ellipse in his major treatise on conic sections. The dense nature of its text, however, made it inaccessible to most readers. When it was originally published in 1896 by the civil servant and classical scholar Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940), the present work was the first English translation and, more importantly, the first serious effort to standardise the terminology and notation. Along with clear diagrams, Heath includes a thorough introduction to the work and the history of the subject. Seeing the treatise as more than an esoteric artefact, Heath presents it as a valuable tool for modern mathematicians. His works on Diophantos of Alexandria (1885) and Aristarchus of Samos (1913) are also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of principal authorities\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Part I. The Earlier History of Conic Sections among the Greeks\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Introduction to The Conics of Apollonius\u003cbr\u003e The Conics of Apollonius.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20mathematics%20%5BPBX%5D%22\"\u003ePBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004186972440,"sku":"9781108062787","price":39.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108062787i_84478c7a-77b3-4cd8-aa0c-3f4ad5d023a9.jpg?v=1696748465","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/treatise-on-conic-sections-edited-in-modern-notation-with-introductions-including-an-essay-on-the-earlier-history-of-the-subject-paperback-9781108062787","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}