John Playfair

The Works of John Playfair ...

With a Memoir of the Author ...

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The Works of John Playfair ...: Biographical memoir. Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth

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The Works of John Playfair ...: Dissertation, exhibiting a general view of the progress of mathematical and physical science since the revival of letters in Europe

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The Works of John Playfair

This collection of the major works of influential Scottish mathematician and geologist John Playfair was first published in 1822....

Outlines of Natural Philosophy

Being Heads of Lectures Delivered in the University of Edinburgh

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Living with Germs

In Sickness and in Health

The vast majority of germs, also known as microbes, do not infect us at all: it is pathogens that make us ill. These include bacteria, viruses, protoz...

Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth

A Facsimile Reprint

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Elements of Geometry

Being Chiefly a Selection from Playfair's Geometry

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Biographical memoir. Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth

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Dissertation, exhibiting a general view of the progress of mathematical and physical science since the revival of letters in Europe

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Living with Germs

In health and disease

The word germ is defined as 'a microbe that causes disease'. The vast majority of microbes do not infect us at all: it is pathogens that make us ill. ...

Biographical Account of James Hutton, M.D. F.R.S. Ed.

Narrative of the life of geologist James Hutton, written by his close friend John Playfair and first published in 1805....

On the arithemetic of impossible quantities. On the causes which affect the accuracy of barometrical measurements. Remarks on the astronomy of the Brahmins. On the origin and investigation of porisms. Observations on the trigonometrical tables of the Brahmins. Theorems relating to the figure of the earth. On the solids of greatest attraction. On the progress of heat in spherical bodies. Account of a lithological survey of Schehallien. On the naval tactics of the late John Clerk

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On the arithemetic of impossible quantities. On the causes which affect the accuracy of barometrical measurements. Remarks on the astronomy of the Brahmins. On the origin and investigation of porisms. Observations on the trigonometrical tables of the Brahmins. Theorems relating to the figure of the earth. On the solids of greatest attraction. On the progress of heat in spherical bodies. Account of a lithological survey of Schehallien. On the naval tactics of the late John Clerk

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Elements of Geometry

Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with a Supplement of the Quadrature of the Circle and the Geometry of Solids

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Elements of Geometry;

Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with Two Books on the Geometry of Solids. To which are Added, Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry

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Elements of Geometry

Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with a Supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle, and the Geometry of Solids : to which are Added, Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry

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Outlines of Natural Philosophy

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Elements of Geometry

Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with a Supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle, and the Geometry of Solids: to which are Added, Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry

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Prospectus of a course of lectures on some of the practical parts of the mathematics, etc

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Elements of Geometry

Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with a Supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle, and the Geometry of Solids; to which are Added Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry

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Elements of Geometry

Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with a Supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle and the Geometry of Solids ; ...

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Elements of Geometry, Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with a Supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle, and the Geometry of Solids

To which are Added, Elements of Plane and Spherical Trignonometry

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Elements of Geometry

Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with Two Books on the Geometry of Solids. To which are Added, Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry

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Elements of Plane Geometry According to Euclid

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Outlines of Natural Philosophy, being heads of lectures delivered in the University of Edinburgh

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Elements of Geometry, Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with a Supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle, and the Geometry of Solids, to which are Added, Elements of Plane and Spherical Trignonometry

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875....

Dissertations on the Progress of Knowledge

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Dissertation Second

Exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science, Since the Revival of Letters in Europe

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Dissertation ... Exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science

Since the Revival of Letters in Europe

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A Comparative View of the Huttonian and Neptunian Systems of Geology

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was ...

DISSERTATIONS ON THE PROGRESS OF KNOWLEDGE.

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The Works of John Playfair ...

Biographical Memoir. Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was ...

The works of John Playfair ...

with a memoir of the author. Biographical memoir. Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth

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The works of John Playfair ...

with a memoir of the author. Dissertation, exhibiting a general view of the progress of mathematical and physical science since the revival of letters in Europe

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The Works of John Playfair ...

Dissertation, Exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science Since the Revival of Letters in Europe

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was ...

Elements Of Geometry

This classic textbook, first published in 1795, is a comprehensive introduction to Euclidean geometry. Written by three eminent Scottish mathematician...

Elements of Geometry

Containing the First Six Books of Euclid: With a Supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle, and the Geometry of Solids: To Which Are Added, Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was ...

Elements of Geometry

Containing the First Six Books of Euclid: With a Supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle, and the Geometry of Solids: To Which Are Added Elements of Plane and Spherical Geometry

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was ...

Elements of Geometry

Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with a Supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle and the Geometry of Solids, to which are Added Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry ...

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