The Mathematicall Praeface to the Elements of Geometrie
- Kind
- treatise on the mathematical sciences
- Written
- 1570
- World
- European
- Length
- 34 parts
- Editions
- 2 translations and the original
Editions
- Musean translation
Mouseia, from the original
Modern machine-assisted Musean edition by Mouseia, from Dee's 1570 Praeface. Latin quotations and titles are translated into English, using Dee's own English glosses where provided. Printer's type-size markup is normalized; marginal notes are kept as asides. Billingsley's separate address is omitted. Uncertain readings are marked.
- Plain English translation
Mouseia, from the original
Modern machine-assisted Plain English edition by Mouseia, from Dee's 1570 Praeface. Latin quotations and titles are translated into English, using Dee's own English glosses where provided. Printer's type-size markup is normalized; marginal notes are kept as asides. Billingsley's separate address is omitted. Uncertain readings are marked.
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Contents 34 parts
About The Mathematicall Praeface to the Elements of Geometrie
The Mathematicall Praeface to the Elements of Geometrie by John Dee is kept here in full: 34 parts in the original 16th-century English, with 2 direct-source translations beside it. It belongs to the European tradition, written in 1570 and classed as treatise on the mathematical sciences.
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