THE

Elements of EUCLID;

WITH

Select THEOREMS

OUT OF

ARCHIMEDES

By the Learned ANDREW TACQUet.

To which are added,

Practical COROLLARIES, fhewing the Uses of many of the Propofitions. The Whole abridg'd, and in this THIRD EDITION Publifh'd in English,

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By WILLIAM WHISTON, M. A. Mr. Lucas's Profeffor of the Mathematicks in the University of Cambridge.

LONDON: Printed by J. ROBERTS for JOHN SENEX, at the Globe in Salisbury-Court near Fleet Street. MDCC XIV. [7] [4

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Historical Account

OF THÉ

RISE and PROGRESS

OF THE

MATHEMATICKS.

T feem'd meet to me when I was about to set forth the Elements of the Mathematicks, to premife a few Things concerning the Rife and Excellency of this Science, that its Candidates may understand what a Kind of Science it is to which they are about to dedicate themfelves; and that it may be made manifeft against those who flight thofe Things whereof they are ignorant of how great Value and Dignity thisKnowledge is, which the wifeft Men of all Ages have, with incredible Study, labour'd to attain unto, and become poffefs'd of. Moreover, I muft own that Peter Ramus's Labours have been of great Service to me in the compiling

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