The First Six Books of The Elements of Euclid

Title: The First Six Books of The Elements of Euclid Author: Oliver Byrne ISBN: 9783836577380 Publisher: Taschen America Llc Published: 2022 Binding: Hardcover Language: Multiple Languages Condition: New New from the publisher Science & Math 1689242 Publisher Description: Nearly a century before Mondrian made geometrical red, yellow, and blue lines famous, 19th-century mathematician Oliver Byrne employed the color scheme for his 1847 edition of Euclid's mathematical and geometric treatise Elements. Byrne's idea was to use color to make learning easier and "diffuse permanent knowledge." The result has been described as one of the oddest and most beautiful books of the 19th century. The facsimile of Byrne's seminal publication is now available in a beautiful new edition. A masterwork of art and science, it is as remarkable in the boldness of its red, yellow, and blue figures and diag