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Euclidis elementorum libri VI

Euclid (fl. 300 B.C)

1647

Illustrated engraved t.p. "Libri stampati dalli Turrini, Rossi, e Neri": p. [233-238].

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Nikomachou Gerasínou Arithmētikēs biblía dýo. = Nicomachi Gerasini Arithmeticæ libri duo

Nicomachus of Gerasa; Wechel, Chrestien (1495-1554)

1538

Signatures: A[Alpha]-H[theta]⁴ I[iota]⁶. Title vignette.

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Archimēdous tou Syrakousiou, Ta mechri nyn sōzomena, hapanta = Archimedis Syracusani philosophi ac geometrae excellentissimi opera, quae quidem extant, omnia, multis iam seculis desiderata, atq[ue] à quàm paucissimis hactenus uisa, nunćq[ue] primùm & Græcè & Latinè in lucem edita... Adiecta quoq[ue] sunt Eutocii Ascalonitae in eosdem Archimedis libros commentaria, item Græcè & Latinè, nunquam antea excusa ... [etc.]

Archimedes; Eutocius of Ascalon; Venatorius, Thomas (1551); Jacobus Cremonensis; Regiomontanus, Johannes (1436-1476); Herwagen, Johann (1497-1559?)

1544

Colophon: Basileae, per Ioannem Heruagium, anno ab orbe redempto, M.D.XLIIII. mense Martio. Editio princeps, edited by Thomas Venatorius (originally Thomas Gechauff); Latin version by Jacobus Cremon...

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Archimēdous tou Syrakousiou, Ta mechri nyn sōzomena, hapanta = Archimedis Syracusani philosophi ac geometrae excellentissimi opera, quae quidem extant, omnia, multis iam seculis desiderata, atq[ue] à quàm paucissimis hactenus uisa, nunćq[ue] primùm & Græcè & Latinè in lucem edita... Adiecta quoq[ue] sunt Eutocii Ascalonitae in eosdem Archimedis libros commentaria, item Græcè & Latinè, nunquam antea excusa ... [etc.]

Archimedes; Eutocius of Ascalon; Venatorius, Thomas (1551); Jacobus Cremonensis; Regiomontanus, Johannes (1436-1476); Herwagen, Johann (1497-1559?)

1544

Colophon: Basileae, per Ioannem Heruagium, anno ab orbe redempto, M.D.XLIIII. mense Martio. Editio princeps, edited by Thomas Venatorius (originally Thomas Gechauff); Latin version by Jacobus Cremon...

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Archimēdous tou Syrakousiou, Ta mechri nyn sōzomena, hapanta = Archimedis Syracusani philosophi ac geometrae excellentissimi opera, quae quidem extant, omnia, multis iam seculis desiderata, atq[ue] à quàm paucissimis hactenus uisa, nunćq[ue] primùm & Græcè & Latinè in lucem edita... Adiecta quoq[ue] sunt Eutocii Ascalonitae in eosdem Archimedis libros commentaria, item Græcè & Latinè, nunquam antea excusa ... [etc.] (Pages 1-139)

Archimedes; Eutocius of Ascalon; Venatorius, Thomas (1551); Jacobus Cremonensis; Regiomontanus, Johannes (1436-1476); Herwagen, Johann (1497-1559?)

1544

Colophon: Basileae, per Ioannem Heruagium, anno ab orbe redempto, M.D.XLIIII. mense Martio. Editio princeps, edited by Thomas Venatorius (originally Thomas Gechauff); Latin version by Jacobus Cremon...

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Theodosiou Tripolítou Sphairikōũ bibliá 3 = Theodosij Tripolitæ Sphæericorum, libri tres, nunquam antehac græce excusi

Theodosius; Theodosius; Theodosius; Wechel, Andreas (1581); Pena, Jean (1528-1558)

1558

Beginning of title transliterated from the Greek. Errata: p. 54 and [69, i.e. 71]. Errors in pagination: p. 50 (pt.1) numbered 25; p. 63-4 (pt.2) repeated and p. 67 numbered 57. Pena's translati...

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Pappi Alexandrini Mathematicæ collectiones

Pappus of Alexandria; Commandino, Federico (1509-1575)

1589

Engraved title vignette. Signatures: [cross]⁴ A⁴-4O⁴. Numbers 137 and 138 omitted in foliation; numerous other numbering errors.

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Eukleidou Stoicheiōn biblia 13. = Elementorum Euclidis libri tredecim : Secundum vetera exemplaria restituti

Euclid (fl. 300 B.C); Briggs, Henry (1561-1630); Commandino, Federico (1509-1575)

M.DC.XX. [1620]

Greek and Latin in parallel columns. Edited by Henry Briggs. Cf. BM. Contains only the first six books. Signatures: [pi] A-2G⁴ 2H⁶ ([pi]1 and 2H6 blank). Title vignette (printer's ornament...

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Euclidis elementorum libri priores sex, item undecimus & duodecimus, ex versione Latina Frederici Commandini : Quibus accedunt Trigononometriae planae & sphaericae elementa. Item Tractatus de natura & arithmetica logarithmorum. In usum juventutis academicae

Euclid (fl. 300 B.C); Commandino, Federico (1509-1575)

1715

Trigonometrae planae & sphaericae elementa and Tractatus de natura & arithmetica logarithmorum have special title page also.

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