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Mathematical Treasure: Thomas Simpson’s Elements of Geometry

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

Among Thomas Simpson’s (1710–1761) series of textbooks was one on elementary geometry, first published in 1747. The images here are from the 1760 second edition.

Title page of the 1760 second edition of Thomas Simpson’s Elements of Geometry.

The first page of text:

First page from the 1760 second edition of Thomas Simpson’s Elements of Geometry.

A listing of some of Simpson’s other works available at that time:

Advertisement for Simpson's textbook series from the 1760 second edition of his Elements of Geometry.

A full digitization of the copy owned by the University of Michigan is available from GoogleBooks.

Index to Mathematical Treasures

Frank J. Swetz (The Pennsylvania State University), "Mathematical Treasure: Thomas Simpson’s Elements of Geometry," Convergence (April 2024)

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Elementary Geometry
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