Mathematical Treasure: Malconet's Geometry for Self-Study

Jacob Malconet was apparently an 18^th-century German geometry teacher. His Selbst-Lehrende Geometrie of 1700 provides a course of self–study in constructive and applied geometry. It is an early example of mathematics literature specifically written for personal study.

The first page of instruction begins with the question, “What is geometry?”

The following pages introduce basic definitions and concepts.

These images are shown through the courtesy of the European e-rara archive, where this work may be viewed in its entirety.

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