HAMILTON, Hugh - A geometrical treatise of the conic sections, in which the properties of the sections are derived from the nature of the cone, in an easy manner, and by a new method.
Description: 4to: xv-[1]-211-[3] pp.; 17 folding plates (some foxing). - 1st English edition of the Latin original (1st ed.: 1758) by the mathematician H. Hamilton (1729-1805); this treatise on conic sections was largely acclaimed for its lucidity. - Ref. Not in Hamilton. - Prov. "W.N. Cooper" (ms.).
Artist Name: HAMILTON, Hugh Circa: 1773
Condition: Contemp. calf (rebacked, edges and corners bumped).
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Description: 4to: xv-[1]-211-[3] pp.; 17 folding plates (some foxing). - 1st English edition of the Latin original (1st ed.: 1758) by the mathematician H. Hamilton (1729-1805); this treatise on conic sections was largely acclaimed for its lucidity. - Ref. Not in Hamilton. - Prov. "W.N. Cooper" (ms.).
Artist Name: HAMILTON, Hugh Circa: 1773
Condition: Contemp. calf (rebacked, edges and corners bumped).
