Introduction: to semi-micro qualitative chemical analysis by /louis J. Curtman. Revised edition, 391 pages, illustrations, plate, 14 × 21 cm. New York, The Macmillan Co., 1950. Price, $3.50
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1950
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 250
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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✦ Synopsis
This small book is the first English translation of any work of Jacob Steiner. It treats the subject of geometrical constructions with a ruler, given a fixed circle with its center. Steiner's aim was to show that any point which can be constructed with ruler and compasses can be constructed with the ruler alone, if a circle and its center are given in the plane of construction. Chapter headings are: I. Some Properties of Rectilinear Figures, and Resulting Constructions with Ruler Alone; II. Some Properties of the Circle; III. Solution of All Geometrical Problems by Means of the Ruler, when a Fixed Circle and Its Center Are Given; and Appendix, Miscellaneous Problems.
Though elementary in nature and insufficient in itself for a text in synthetic geometry, it can serve teachers as an English text for supplementary reading assignments in this subject. It also offers those interested in the history of mathematics insight into one of the earliest works in this field. The book is carefully translated and amply fortified with a large set of notes including many references. D. B. HOUGHTON