Euclid's Elements of Geometry: Chiefly from the Text of Dr. Simson, with Explanatory Notes .... the first six books |
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| Title | Euclid's Elements of Geometry: Chiefly from the Text of Dr. Simson, with Explanatory Notes .... the first six books |
| Author | Robert Potts |
| Publisher | J. W. Parker & son, 1860 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 9 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 361 pages |
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