The Way To Geometry

An early treatise setting out the principles of geometry for the student and practitioner. A window onto how mathematical knowledge was taught and understood in an earlier age of learning.

At a glance Long before geometry settled into its modern textbook form, writers laboured to make its… This treatise belongs to that older project, presenting the reader with a path, as its… What it's about The Way to Geometry is a treatise setting out the elements and methods… Works of this kind aimed to introduce the definitions, principles, and constructions of…

The Way to Geometry is a treatise setting out the elements and methods of geometry. Works of this kind aimed to introduce the definitions, principles, and constructions of the subject in an orderly way, often with an…