Mathematical Treasure: Isaac Barrow's Euclidean Geometry

Isaac Barrow (1630-1677) was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University from 1663 to 1669. In 1678, a revised and corrected edition of Isaac Barrow's Euclid's Elements, which originally appeared in 1655, was published.

On the first page of text, note Barrow’s reference to Tacquet’s Euclid. 

Sample definitions and postulates from the book:

For the first English translation of this work, please see Mathematical Treasures: Isaac Barrow’s Edition of Euclid’s Elements.

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Index to Mathematical Treasures