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It is necessary to the understanding of this work, that the reader should have a knowledge Of the theory of proportions which is explained in common treatises, either Of arithmetic or algebra; he is supposed also to be acquainted with the first rules of algebra; such as the addition and subtraction Of quantities, and the most simple operations belonging to equations of the first degree. The ancients, who had not a knowledge Of algebra, sup plied the want Of it by reasoning and by the use of proportions, which they managed with great dexterity. As for us, who have this instrument in addition to what they possessed, we should do wrong not to make use Of it, if any new facilities are to be deriv ed from it. I have, accordingly, not hesitated to employ the signs and operations of algebra, when I have thought it neces sary; but I have guarded against involving in difficult Operations what ought by its nature to be simple; and all the use I have made Of algebra, in these elements, consists, as I have already said, in a few very simple rules, which may be understood almost without suspecting that they belong to algebra. Besides, it has appeared to me, that, if the study Of geometry ought to be preceded by certain lessons in algebra, it would be not less advantageous to carry on the study Of these two sciences together, and to intermix them as much as possible. According as we advance in geometry, we find it necessary to combine together a greater number Of relations; and algebra may be Of great service in conducting us to our conclusions by the readiest and most easy method. This work is divided into eight sections, four Of which treat Of plane geometry, and four Of solid geometry.
The monograph of M. Bretschneider is most valuable, and is greatly in ad vance of all that preceded it on the origin of geometry amongst the Greeks. He has collected with great care, and has set out in the original, the fragments relating to it, which are scattered in ancient writersf I have derived much aid from these citations.
Aus diesen übernatürlichen Eigenschaften erwies er zuerst die Wahrheit seiner Worte.9 Nur einer, der schon gestorben ist, kann die Geheimnisse des Todes und der Zeugung durchblicken, nur einer, der schon im Hades war, kann wissen, nach welchen Gesetzen die Lebewesen mit einander verknüpft sind, nur einer, der mehr als Mensch ist, kann zwischen der menschlichen Seele und der Gottheit als Mittler eingreifen und Verläßliches über die richtige Art des Gebetes, der Gottesverehrung, der Lebens führung sagen. Aber diese Dinge zu wissen, frommt nicht Jedem.
The authors are indebted to many friends of the Wentworth Geometry for assistance and encouragement in the labor of preparing this edition, and they will welcome any further sug gestions for improvement from any of their readers.
In the compilation of this work, the most esteemed writers, both English and foreign, have been consulted, but those most used are De Fourcy and Legendre.Napier's Circular Parts have been treated in a manner somewhat different to most modern writers. The terms conjunct and adjunct, used by Kelly and others, are here retained, as they appear to be more conformable to the practical views of Napier himself.There are many other parts connected with Spherics that might be treated of, but which are not adapted to a Rudimentary Treatise like the present; those, however, who wish to see all the higher departments fully developed, must consult the writings of that distinguished mathematician, Professor Davies, of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.Hutton's Course, the Ladie's and Gentleman's Diaries, (latterly comprised in one), Leybourne's Repository, the Mechanics' Magazine, and various other periodicals, teem with the productions of his fertile mind, both on this and other kindred subjects.
Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. List of Symbols. 1. Introduction. 2. Boolean Algebras. 3. Groups. 4. Quotient Groups. 5. Symmetry Groups in Three Dimensions. 6. Polya-Burnside Method of Enumeration. 7. Monoids and Machines. 8. Rings and Fields. 9. Polynomial and Euclidean Rings. 10.Quotient Rings. 11. Field Extensions. 12. Latin Squares. 13. Geometrical Constructions. 14. Error-Correcting Codes. Appendix 1: Proofs. Appendix 2: Integers. Bibliography and References. Answers to the Odd-Numbered Exercises. Index.
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