Higher Geometry and Trigonometry: Being the Third Part of a Series on Elementary and Higher Geometry, Trigonometry, and Mensuration, Containing Many Valuable Discoveries and Improvements in Mathematical Science, Especially in Relation to the Quatrature of the Circle, and Some Other Curves, as Well as the Cubature of Certain Curvilinear Solids; Designed as a Text-book for Collegiate and Academic Instruction, and as a Practical Compendium of MensurationCollins, 1845 - 232 |
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