A translation of Book IV of Apollonius' Conics. It shows that this book has been misappraised by scholars too much inclined to see Apollonius' work merely as a precursor to the analytic geometry of the seventeenth century. It states that Playfulness is one of the real delights of Book IV.
- ISBN10 1888009209
- ISBN13 9781888009200
- Publish Date 1 November 2002
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 7 January 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Green Lion Press
- Edition Annotated edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 104
- Language English