Mathematical Treasure: Arnauld's Geometry

Antoine Arnauld (1612-1694) was a Catholic priest, theologian, and mathematician. As a promoter of the Jansenist sect within the Church, he was often at odds with the hierarchy. His Nouveaux elemens de geometrie (1667) was intended to introduce a new approach to the teaching of geometry. The title page of this work is shown below.

A second edition of this work was issued in 1711. Our collection of pages from this edition starts with the “Advertisement”:

The first two pages of the text follow:

The images above are provided courtesy of Columbia University Libraries.

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