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Editore: s.n., S.l., 2010
ISBN 10: 1142231127ISBN 13: 9781142231125
Da: Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA, Lansdowne, PA, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. [2], xxiv, 333, [3] p.; 25 cm. Paperback with standard POD cover. In Greek and Latin. An undated facsimile printing of the 1864 edition, probably printed about 2010. Hero of Alexandria (c. 10 AD-c. 70 AD) was a mathematician and engineer in Roman Egypt. As a mathematician he is remembered for Heron's formula for calculating the area of a triangle using the lengths of its sides. Much of his writing and designs have been lost but some of was preserved in Latin or Arabic translations. In Very Good Condition: closed 2-cm. tear at head of front joint; edges of cover rubbed; pages are clean and tight.