The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 2, Books III-IX by Thomas L Heath

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 2, Books III-IX by Thomas L Heath

After studying both classics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940) used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics, both popular and academic. First published in 1926 as the second edition of a 1908 original, this book contains the second volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books Three to Nine. This detailed text will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek geometry and the history of mathematics.

Thomas Little Heath (1861-1940), an authority on numerous esoteric and less esoteric subjects in the history of mathematics, was exceptional in that he was never a university professor. Heath, the son of a Lincolnshire farmer, showed early signs of scholastic ability; he attended Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1879 to 1882, where he received multiple prizes and received the highest grade in the 1884 English Civil Service examination. From there, he proceeded to work for the English Treasury, ascended through the ranks, and by 1913, he was the Treasury's permanent secretary, effectively in charge of the department's operations. He left that position in 1919, at the end of World War I, and went on to work for the National Debt Office for several years before retiring in 1926. At that time, he established himself as one of the world's foremost experts on the history of mathematics, particularly the history of ancient Greek mathematics.

Although Heath's three-volume edition of Euclid remains the gold standard, it is widely acknowledged that Archimedes' accomplishments are largely due to Heath's remarkable work on Archimedes. Dover has reissued these and other Heath publications, preserving a unique heritage in the history of mathematical scholarship spanning several decades. In the Author's Own Words: Archimedes' works are without exception monuments of mathematical exposition; the progressive disclosure of the plan of attack, the masterly arrangement of the propositions, the severe elimination of everything not immediately pertinent to the objective, the completion of the whole, are all so remarkable in their perfection as to inspire awe in the mind of the reader.

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ISBN 13	9781107480469
ISBN 10	1107480469
Title	The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 2, Books III-IX
Author	Thomas L Heath
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2015-02-12
Number of pages	444
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