The author of Alice in Wonderland (and an Oxford professor of mathematics) employs the fanciful format of a play set in Hell to take a hard look at late-19th-century interpretations of Euclidean geometry. Carroll's penetrating observations on geometry are accompanied by ample doses of his famous wit. 1885 edition. Unabridged republication of the rare second, enlarged edition, Macmillan, London, England, 1885.
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The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 1 by Euclid Volume 1 of 3-volume set containing complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements plus critical analysis of each definition, postulate, and proposition. Vol. 1 includes Introduction, Books 1-2: Triangles, rectangles. .
The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 2 by Euclid Volume 2 of 3-volume set containing complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements plus critical analysis of each definition, postulate and proposition. Vol. 2 includes Books 3-9: Circles, relationships, rectilineal figures.
The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 3 by Euclid, Thomas L. Heath Volume 1 of 3-volume set containing complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements plus critical analysis. Covers textual and linguistic matters, more. Includes 2,500 years of commentary. Total in set: 995 figures.
Higher Geometry: An Introduction to Advanced Methods in Analytic Geometry by Frederick S. Woods Excellent exposition of advanced work on projective and algebraic geometry bridges the gap between intermediate and specialized studies. Topics include single- and multi-dimensional coordinated systems and related concepts. 1922 edition.
Symbolic Logic and the Game of Logic by Lewis Carroll Over 350 ingenious problems involving classical logic: logic expressed in symbols; syllogisms and the sorites diagrammed; logic as a game played with 2 diagrams and a set of counters.
The Mathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll: Pillow Problems and a Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll Whimsically and delightfully presented mathematical recreations by the author of Alice in Wonderland are solved by arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, differential calculus and transcendental properties. 6 illustrations. Two books bound as one.
