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Mathematical Treasure: Jacques Ozanam’s Dictionaire Mathematique

Author(s): 
Frank J. Swetz (The Pennsylvania State University)

Among the many works of Jacques Ozanam was a mathematical dictionary published in 1691. The title page and frontispiece are shown below:

Title page of Jacques Ozanam’s 1691 mathematical dictionary.

Frontispiece for Jacques Ozanam’s 1691 mathematical dictionary.

A glimpse of the dictionary’s content:

First page of Jacques Ozanam’s 1691 mathematical dictionary.

Page 21 from Jacques Ozanam’s 1691 mathematical dictionary.

Page 437 from Jacques Ozanam’s 1691 mathematical dictionary.

A full digitization has been provided by the University of Michigan to HathiTrust.

Index of Mathematical Treasures

Frank J. Swetz (The Pennsylvania State University), "Mathematical Treasure: Jacques Ozanam’s Dictionaire Mathematique," Convergence (August 2021)

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