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New mathematical demonstrations of Euclid, : rendered clear and familiar to the minds of youth, with no other mathematical instruments than the triangular pieces commonly called the Chinese puzzle

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1817..
Call number: 721728
Creator: Williams, W(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from B & L Rootenberg Fine & Rare Books, July 2013.
Dimensions: 18 cm
Associated people: Sidney, George, (active 1805-1825,); Maynard, J., (active 1799-1835,)
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New mathematical demonstrations of Euclid, : rendered clear and familiar to the minds of youth, with no other mathematical instruments than the triangular pieces commonly called the Chinese puzzle

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