Item #014921 The Printer's Copy of Commandino's Translation of Archimedes, 1558. Pamela Neville.

The Printer's Copy of Commandino's Translation of Archimedes, 1558

Firenze: Leo S. Olschki, Publisher, 1987. Wraps. Good. Item #014921
ISBN: noisbn

Printed wraps. 6 pp. Presumably an offprint from another source. Signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the top of the front cover. A short discussion of the history and importance of a manuscript printer's copy of a translation of Archimedes, shedding light on the Renaissance study of Greek mathematics, including geometry and algebra. GOOD condition. Minor soiling, fading, wrinkling and edgewear.

Price: $15.00

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