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PICQUET, Louis Henry.

Etude géométrique des systèmes ponctuels et tangentiels de sections coniques.

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1872.

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150 €

First edition

Louis Henry Picquet (1845-1864) was a professor and examiner at the École Polytechnique.

CHOPART, Louis Narcisse.

Essais sur les évolutions navales suivis de quelques tables.

Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1839.

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600 €

First edition.
Chopart will be Vice-Admiral of the French Navy, he will participate in particular in the Algiers expedition in 1830. His book is in line with the tactics of the 18th century sailing navy, but as a former student from polytechnique he constantly uses geometric tools to demonstrate his movements. Beautiful printing on quality paper for this naval tactics book.

LACROIX, Silvestre François.

Essais sur l'enseignement en général et sur celui des mathématiques en particulier.

Paris, Bachelier, 1828.

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200 €

Third edition.

Copy from the scientific library of Richard M. Hoe (1812-1886), inventor of the rotary press and great collector of scientific literature. Our copy appears on page 41 of his library's inventory.

LACROIX, Sylvestre François.

Essais sur l'enseignement en général et sur celui des mathématiques en particulier.

Paris, Bachelier, 1828.

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75 €

Third edition.

LACROIX, Silvestre-François.

Essais de géométrie sur les plans et les surfaces courbes (Ou Élémens de Géométrie Descriptive).

Paris, Fuchs & Bernard, 1795.

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600 €

First edition of Lacroix's very rare first book; it was extremely popular and saw a seventh edition in 1840. The book was written in part for various professions including architects, carpenter, artists, and geometers in order to improve their graphical procedures.
Bound after : 2. Élémens de géométrie précédés de réflexions sur l'ordre à suivre dans ces élémens, sur la manière de les écrire, et sur la méthode en mathématiques. Chez Duprat, An septième [1798], Paris. First edition.

BOSSUT, Charles.

Essai sur l'histoire génerale des Mathematiques.

Paris, Louis, 1802.

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250 €

First edition of Charles Bossut's important history of mathematics.
Very good copy.
Untouched copy. As issued.

[ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE] BARDONNAUT, Ernest.

Epures de Géométrie descriptive.

s.l., s.n., [v. 1847].

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200 €

Collection of drawings, by Marie Henri Ernest Bardonnaut (X 1847).

CLAVIUS, Christoph.

Epitome arithmeticae practica.

Roma, Dominici Basae, 1583.

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1800 €

First edition of this work which is known to have influenced Descartes and Leibniz.

SIMPSON, Thomas.

Elements of Plane Geometry. To which are added, an Essay on the Maxima and Minima of Geometrical Quantities, and A brief Treatise of regular Solids; also, the Mensuration of both Superficies and Solids, together with the Construction of a large Variety of Geometrical Problems.

London, Printed for the Author; Samuel Farrer and John Turner, 1747.

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600 €

Rare first edition of this textbook on Geometry.
Thomas Simpson, son of a weaver, was a self-taught mathematician and an ardent defender of the theories of Isaac Newton.
On 1743, he was appointed professor of mathematics at the Royal Academy at Woolwich, and on 1745 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society.
His ' Element of Plane geometry ' were a bestseller with 6 London editions between 1714 and 1821, five at Paris, and one at Amsterdam.

RIVARD, Dominique François.

Eléments de Mathématiques.

Paris, Saillant & Desaint, 1768.

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150 €

Sixth and last edition augmented by the author.
Rivard is considered one of the best educators of the eighteenth century.

CAHEN, Eugène.

Éléments de la théorie des nombres : Congruences, Formes Quadratiques, Nombres Incommensurables.

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1900.

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75 €

First edition.

Presentation copy.

ROUCHE, Eugène || DE COMBEROUSSE, Charles.

Eléments de Géométrie conformes aux derniers programmes officiels, renfermant un grand nombre d'exercices.

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1881.

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50 €

Handwritten dedication on half title.

VARIGNON, Pierre.

Elemens de Mathématique de monsieur Varignon.

Paris, Pierre-Michel Brunet, 1731.

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850 €

First edition, posthumoustly published of this work. This is an introduction to algebra and geometry based on Varignon's courses given at the College Mazarin.
Varignon (1654-1722), member of the Académie des Sciences and one of the outstanding scientist of his time, was an intimate friend of Newton, Leibniz, and Bernoullis. He demonstrated the principle of the parallelogram of forces simultaneously with and independently of Newton. He was the first French scientist of note to advocate the new differential calculus.

CLAIRAUT, Alexis.

Élémens de Géométrie.

Paris, Lambert & Durand, 1741.

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500 €

First edition.
Title page at Lambert & Durand, we find the title page more frequently at David fils. Bibliographers agree that this is the same edition.
The three last blank pages with old manuscript notes.

Clairaut's work enjoyed considerable success in France and Europe.

RIVARD, Dominique-François.

Elémens de géométrie, avec un abrégé d'arithmétique et d'algèbre.

Paris, Claude Jombert & Henry, 1732.

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300 €

First edition.

SIMPSON, Thomas.

Elémens de géométrie traduits de l'anglois.

Paris, Vincent, 1755.

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200 €

Rare first edition in french of the ' Element of Plane geometry ' of Thomas Simpson.
Mathematician, Simpson. was the son of a weaver.
On 1743, he was appointed professor of mathematics at the Royal Academy at Woolwich, and on 1745 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society.
His ' Element of Plane geometry ' were a bestseller with 6 London editions between 1714 and 1821, five at Paris, and one at Amsterdam.

EULER, Léonard.

Elémens d'Algèbre.

Lyon, Bruyset, An III [1795].

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450 €

Important book from the famous Euler.
The first edition treats of determinate algebra. This contains one of the earliest attempts to place the fondamental processes on a scientific basis. This work also include the proof of the binomial theorem for an unrestricted index.
The second volume treats of indeterminate or Diophantine algebra. This contains the solution of some of the problems proposed by Fermat, (Sotheran).
"Second French edition; the substantial additions by Lagrange occur for the first time" (Honeyman).

LA CHAPELLE, Abbé Jean-Baptiste de.

Discours sur l’étude des Mathématiques, où l’on essaye d’établir que les enfans sont capables de s’y appliquer.

Paris, Prault, 1743.

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350 €

Rare first edition of this booklet on how to teach mathematics to children. He propose to begin at the age of 6.

SAVERIEN, Alexandre.

Dictionnaire universel de Mathématique et de Physique, où l'on traite de l'origine, du progrès de ces deux Sciences des Arts qui en dépendent, des diverses révolutions qui leur sont arrivées jusqu'à notre temps; avec l'exposition de leurs Principes, l'analyse des sentimens des plus célèbres Auteurs sur chaque matière.

Paris, Rollin & Jombert, 1753.

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650 €

First edition.

OZANAM, Jacques.

Dictionnaire mathématique, ou idée générale des mathématiques. Dans lequel l'on trouve, outre les termes de cette science, plusieurs termes des arts des autres sciences ; avec des raisonnemens qui conduisent peu à peu l'esprit à une connoissance universelle des Mathématiques.

Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1691.

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500 €

First edition with resale label of Claude Jombert on title page.
The dictionnary is divided into sections dealing with subjects such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, cosmography, astronomy, navigation, optics, perspective, mechanics, hydrostatics, architecture, fortification and music.

OZANAM, Jacques.

Dictionnaire Mathématique, ou idée Générale des Mathématiques.
Dans lequel sont contenus les termes de cette science, outre plusieurs termes des Arts & des autres sciences, avec des raisonnemens qui conduisent peu à peu l'esprit à une connoissance universelle des Mathématiques.

Amsterdam, Huguetan, 1691.

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400 €

A reprint of the first edition, published the same year by Michallet in Paris.
The dictionnary is divided into sections dealing with subjects such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, cosmography, astronomy, navigation, optics, perspective, mechanics, hydrostatics, architecture, fortification and music.

DUPIN, Charles.

Développements de géométrie, avec des applications à la stabilité des vaisseaux, aux déblais et remblais, au défilement, à l'optique, etc. pour faire suite a la géométrie descriptive et a la géométrie analytique de M. Monge. Théorie.
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Applications de géométrie et de méchanique, à la Marine, aux Ponts et Chaussées, etc. Pour faire suite aux développements de Géométrie.

Paris, Vve Coucier & Bachelier, 1813-1822.

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950 €

First edition of the two books of the mathematical works of Dupin.
Dupin is known for it's theorem and for the cyclides of Dupin.
Today, Dupin cylides are used in computer-aided design (CAD), because cyclide patches have rational representations and are suitable for blending canal surfaces (cylinder, cones, tori, and others).

ANDRE, Désiré.

Des Notations mathématiques énumération, choix et usage.

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1909.

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40 €

First edition.

Désiré André (1840-1917), is a French mathematician, known in particular for his work on Catalan numbers and alternating permutations.

Presentation copy.

MÖBIUS, August Ferdinand.

Der barycentrische Calcul, ein neues Hülfsmittel zur analytischen Behandlung der Geometrie.

Leibzig, Barth, 1827.

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1200 €

First edition of the most important work of Möbius.

CARNOT, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite.

De la corrélation des figures de géométrie.

Paris, Duprat, An IX = 1801.

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300 €

First edition.

DARBOUX, Gaston.

De l'Emploi des fonctions elliptiques dans la théorie du quadrilatère plan.

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1879.

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250 €

Offprint from the Bulletin of Mathematical Sciences, 2nd series, TIII, 1879

Gaston Darboux (1842-1917) is a French mathematician, he succeeds in 1878 to Chasles at the chair of geometry superior of the faculty of sciences of Paris.

MILLIET DECHALES, Claude François.

Cursus seu Mundus Mathematicus.

Lyon, ex officina Anissoniana, 1674.

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3000 €

First edition of the most important work of Milliet Dechalles.
Complete Mathematics course, which also covers other topics sciences (mechanical, architecture, optics, perspective, astronomy, ..).
We usually meet the second edition published in 1690 in four volumes.
This first edition, complete in three volumes is quite rare.

OZANAM, Jacques.

Cours de Mathématiques qui comprend toutes les parties de cette Science les plus utiles & les plus nécessaires à un homme de Guerre, & à tous ceux qui se veulent perfectionner dans les Mathématiques.

Paris, Jean Jombert, 1693.

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1150 €

First edition.

Full course of 5 volumes and impressive iconographic support in 204 plates.
Beyond purely mathematical treatises on geometry, arithmetic and trigonometry we find a treatise on gnonomics, a treatise on fortification, the sine and logarithm tables.

BEZOUT, Etienne.

Cours de mathématiques à l'usage des gardes du pavillon et de la marine.

Paris, Ph-D Pierres, 1781-1784.

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500 €

Rare complete course of Bezout containing the four parts, the continuation of the fourth part and the treaty of navigation.
Part 1 and 2 are bound together in the first volume. Complete with the 38 engravings.

"Native of Nemours, professor of mathematics with the guards of the Navy and the School of artillery (Monge succeeded him in 1783), Étienne Bézout (or Bezout, as very often said and written nowadays) edited many textbooks educational. " (chronomath).

D'OCAGNE, Maurice.

Cours de géométrie pure et appliquée de l'école polytechnique.

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1917-1918.

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120 €

First edition.

Presentation copy to Henri Brocard.

Henri Brocard (1845-1922), polytechnician and officer, engineering commander, he is best known for his work on the modern geometry of the triangle with Émile Lemoine and Joseph Neuberg in the 1870s-1880s. We owe him the construction of Brocard's point, circle, line and angle which have particular properties.

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Mathematics

PICQUET, Louis Henry.

Etude géométrique des systèmes ponctuels et tangentiels de sections coniques.

First edition Louis Henry Picquet (1845-1864) was a professor and examiner at the École Polytechnique.

CHOPART, Louis Narcisse.

Essais sur les évolutions navales suivis de quelques tables.

LACROIX, Silvestre François.

Essais sur l'enseignement en général et sur celui des mathématiques en particulier.

Third edition.Copy from the scientific library of Richard M. Hoe (1812-1886), inventor of the rotary press and great collector of scientific literature. Our copy appears on page 41 of his library's inventory.

LACROIX, Sylvestre François.

Essais sur l'enseignement en général et sur celui des mathématiques en particulier.

Third edition.

LACROIX, Silvestre-François.

Essais de géométrie sur les plans et les surfaces courbes (Ou Élémens de Géométrie Descriptive).

BOSSUT, Charles.

Essai sur l'histoire génerale des Mathematiques.

First edition of Charles Bossut's important history of mathematics. Very good copy. Untouched copy. As issued.

[ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE] BARDONNAUT, Ernest.

Epures de Géométrie descriptive.

Collection of drawings, by Marie Henri Ernest Bardonnaut (X 1847).

CLAVIUS, Christoph.

Epitome arithmeticae practica.

First edition of this work which is known to have influenced Descartes and Leibniz.

SIMPSON, Thomas.

Elements of Plane Geometry. To which are added, an Essay on the Maxima and Minima of Geometrical Quantities, and A brief Treatise of regular Solids; also, the Mensuration of both Superficies and Solids, together with the Construction of a large Variety of Geometrical Problems.

RIVARD, Dominique François.

Eléments de Mathématiques.

Sixth and last edition augmented by the author.Rivard is considered one of the best educators of the eighteenth century.

CAHEN, Eugène.

Éléments de la théorie des nombres : Congruences, Formes Quadratiques, Nombres Incommensurables.

First edition.Presentation copy.

ROUCHE, Eugène || DE COMBEROUSSE, Charles.

Eléments de Géométrie conformes aux derniers programmes officiels, renfermant un grand nombre d'exercices.

Handwritten dedication on half title.

VARIGNON, Pierre.

Elemens de Mathématique de monsieur Varignon.

CLAIRAUT, Alexis.

Élémens de Géométrie.

First edition.Title page at Lambert & Durand, we find the title page more frequently at David fils. Bibliographers agree that this is the same edition. The three last blank pages with old manuscript notes.Clairaut's work enjoyed considerable success in France and Europe.

RIVARD, Dominique-François.

Elémens de géométrie, avec un abrégé d'arithmétique et d'algèbre.

First edition.

SIMPSON, Thomas.

Elémens de géométrie traduits de l'anglois.

EULER, Léonard.

Elémens d'Algèbre.

LA CHAPELLE, Abbé Jean-Baptiste de.

Discours sur l’étude des Mathématiques, où l’on essaye d’établir que les enfans sont capables de s’y appliquer.

Rare first edition of this booklet on how to teach mathematics to children. He propose to begin at the age of 6.

SAVERIEN, Alexandre.

First edition.

OZANAM, Jacques.

Dictionnaire mathématique, ou idée générale des mathématiques. Dans lequel l'on trouve, outre les termes de cette science, plusieurs termes des arts des autres sciences ; avec des raisonnemens qui conduisent peu à peu l'esprit à une connoissance universelle des Mathématiques.

First edition with resale label of Claude Jombert on title page. The dictionnary is divided into sections dealing with subjects such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, cosmography, astronomy, navigation, optics, perspective, mechanics, hydrostatics, architecture, fortification and music.

OZANAM, Jacques.

Dictionnaire Mathématique, ou idée Générale des Mathématiques. Dans lequel sont contenus les termes de cette science, outre plusieurs termes des Arts & des autres sciences, avec des raisonnemens qui conduisent peu à peu l'esprit à une connoissance universelle des Mathématiques.

DUPIN, Charles.

ANDRE, Désiré.

Des Notations mathématiques énumération, choix et usage.

First edition. Désiré André (1840-1917), is a French mathematician, known in particular for his work on Catalan numbers and alternating permutations.Presentation copy.

MÖBIUS, August Ferdinand.

Der barycentrische Calcul, ein neues Hülfsmittel zur analytischen Behandlung der Geometrie.

First edition of the most important work of Möbius.

CARNOT, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite.

De la corrélation des figures de géométrie.

First edition.

DARBOUX, Gaston.

De l'Emploi des fonctions elliptiques dans la théorie du quadrilatère plan.

Offprint from the Bulletin of Mathematical Sciences, 2nd series, TIII, 1879 Gaston Darboux (1842-1917) is a French mathematician, he succeeds in 1878 to Chasles at the chair of geometry superior of the faculty of sciences of Paris.

MILLIET DECHALES, Claude François.

Cursus seu Mundus Mathematicus.

OZANAM, Jacques.

Cours de Mathématiques qui comprend toutes les parties de cette Science les plus utiles & les plus nécessaires à un homme de Guerre, & à tous ceux qui se veulent perfectionner dans les Mathématiques.

First edition. Full course of 5 volumes and impressive iconographic support in 204 plates. Beyond purely mathematical treatises on geometry, arithmetic and trigonometry we find a treatise on gnonomics, a treatise on fortification, the sine and logarithm tables.

BEZOUT, Etienne.

Cours de mathématiques à l'usage des gardes du pavillon et de la marine.

D'OCAGNE, Maurice.

Cours de géométrie pure et appliquée de l'école polytechnique.

First edition

Louis Henry Picquet (1845-1864) was a professor and examiner at the École Polytechnique.

Third edition.

Copy from the scientific library of Richard M. Hoe (1812-1886), inventor of the rotary press and great collector of scientific literature. Our copy appears on page 41 of his library's inventory.

First edition of Charles Bossut's important history of mathematics.
Very good copy.
Untouched copy. As issued.

Sixth and last edition augmented by the author.
Rivard is considered one of the best educators of the eighteenth century.

First edition.

Presentation copy.

First edition.
Title page at Lambert & Durand, we find the title page more frequently at David fils. Bibliographers agree that this is the same edition.
The three last blank pages with old manuscript notes.

Clairaut's work enjoyed considerable success in France and Europe.

First edition with resale label of Claude Jombert on title page.
The dictionnary is divided into sections dealing with subjects such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, cosmography, astronomy, navigation, optics, perspective, mechanics, hydrostatics, architecture, fortification and music.

Dictionnaire Mathématique, ou idée Générale des Mathématiques.
Dans lequel sont contenus les termes de cette science, outre plusieurs termes des Arts & des autres sciences, avec des raisonnemens qui conduisent peu à peu l'esprit à une connoissance universelle des Mathématiques.

First edition.

Désiré André (1840-1917), is a French mathematician, known in particular for his work on Catalan numbers and alternating permutations.

Presentation copy.

Offprint from the Bulletin of Mathematical Sciences, 2nd series, TIII, 1879

Gaston Darboux (1842-1917) is a French mathematician, he succeeds in 1878 to Chasles at the chair of geometry superior of the faculty of sciences of Paris.

First edition.

Full course of 5 volumes and impressive iconographic support in 204 plates.
Beyond purely mathematical treatises on geometry, arithmetic and trigonometry we find a treatise on gnonomics, a treatise on fortification, the sine and logarithm tables.