The elements of geometrie of the most auncient philosopher Euclide of Megara. Faithfully (now first) translated into the Englishe toung, by H. Billingsley, citizen of London. Whereunto are annexed certaine scholies, annotations, and inuentions, of the best mathematiciens, both of time past, and in this our age. With a very fruitfull præface made by M. I. Dee, specifying the chiefe mathematicall scie[n]ces, what they are, and wherunto commodious: where, also, are disclosed certaine new secrets mathematicall and mechanicall, vntill these our daies, greatly missed

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The elements of geometrie of the most auncient philosopher Euclide of Megara. Faithfully (now first) translated into the Englishe toung, by H. Billingsley, citizen of London. Whereunto are annexed certaine scholies, annotations, and inuentions, of the best mathematiciens, both of time past, and in this our age. With a very fruitfull præface made by M. I. Dee, specifying the chiefe mathematicall scie[n]ces, what they are, and wherunto commodious: where, also, are disclosed certaine new secrets mathematicall and mechanicall, vntill these our daies, greatly missed
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Euclid.
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Imprinted at London :: By Iohn Daye,
[1570 (3 Feb.]]
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Geometry -- Early works to 1800.
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"The elements of geometrie of the most auncient philosopher Euclide of Megara. Faithfully (now first) translated into the Englishe toung, by H. Billingsley, citizen of London. Whereunto are annexed certaine scholies, annotations, and inuentions, of the best mathematiciens, both of time past, and in this our age. With a very fruitfull præface made by M. I. Dee, specifying the chiefe mathematicall scie[n]ces, what they are, and wherunto commodious: where, also, are disclosed certaine new secrets mathematicall and mechanicall, vntill these our daies, greatly missed." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A00429.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.

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cl.ag.Line.FaultesCo〈7 letters〉〈7 letters〉.
   Errata Lib. 1. 
1241point B. at Campanepoint C, a Campane
3122al lines drawneall righ 〈…〉〈…〉
3128lines drawen to the superficiesright lines drawē to the circumference
9142lies AB and AC,lines AB and BC
15135are equallare proued equall
20228(by the first(by the fourth
21139te centre C.the centre E
22I ower rightIf two right
2523f•••••• petitionfiueth petition
492714.••••.32.64 &c.4.8.16.32.64. &
53139the triangle NGthe triangle K
54225(by the 44(by the 42
57223and CG in theand CGB is th
   In stede of lussates through out 〈◊〉〈◊〉 whole booke read lusas.
   Errata Lib. 2. 
60229Gnomon FGEHGnomon AHKD
  30Gnomon EHFGGnomon CKD
69118the whole linethe whole igure
7629the diameter CDthe diameter AHF
   Errata Lib. 3. 
82236angleequall to the angle
921lastthe line AC isthe line AF 〈◊〉〈◊〉
   Errata Lib. 4. 
110210CD toucheth theED toucheth the
  12side of the otherangle of the other
115121and HBand HE
117244the angle ACDthe angle ACB
11812into ten equallinto two equall
12113CD, and EA,CD, DE, & EA,
••••••129the firstthe third
   Errata Lib. 5. 
126143it maketh 12. more then 17. by 5.it maketh 24. more then 17. by 7.
1291 In stede of the figure of the 6. definition draw in the mag•••• a figure like vnto ths.
[illustration]
13424As AB is to A, so is CD to CAs AB is to B, so is CD to D
1412lastBut if K excede M,But if H excede M,

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