Oliver Byrne's "The Elements of Euclid", First Six Books [pdf](proyectodescartes.org)

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Oliver Byrne's "The Elements of Euclid", First Six Books [pdf]

https://proyectodescartes.org/revista/Numeros/Revista_3_2022/docs/byrne_context.pdf

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ogogmadhace 7 meses

This doesn't have the distracting long "ſ"es of Oliver Byrne's editions. It was arguably a bonkers decision to have it in the first place, given that the long S was on the way out by then.

[EDIT: Corrected to use his actual first name, "Oliver"]

rolphhace 7 meses

i rather like such long ess'es .

madcaptenorhace 7 meses

Big fan of this, but the creator's first name was Oliver.

ogogmadhace 7 meses

Thanks. Corrected.