Researches on Curves of the Second Order
by George Whitehead Hearn
Publisher: Project Gutenberg 2005
ISBN/ASIN: 1429704047
Number of pages: 64
Description:
Researches on curves of the second order, also on cones and spherical conics treated analytically, in which the tangencies of Apollonius are investigated, and general geometrical constructions deduced from analysis; also several of the geometrical conclusions of M. Chasles are analytically resolved, together with many properties entirely original.
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