The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements Volume 2, Books III-IX [Paperback]

First published in 1926, this book contains the second volume of a three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements.Sir Thomas Little Heath used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics. First published in 1926, this book contains the second volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books Three to Nine.Sir Thomas Little Heath used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics. First published in 1926, this book contains the second volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books Three to Nine.After studying both classics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Sir Thomas Little Heath (18611940) used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics, both popular and academic. First published in 1926 as the second edition of a 1908 original, this book contains the second volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books Three to Nine. This detailed text will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek geometry and the history of mathematics.Book III: Definitions; Propositions; Book IV: Definitions; Propositions; Book V: Introductory note; Definitions; Propositions; Book VI: Introductory note; Definitions; Propositions; Book VII: Definitions; Propositions; Book VIII; Book IX; Greek index to vol. II; English index to vol. II.