A catalog of publications on mathematics dating back as far as the 1500s. Notable works include a third edition of Le Operazioni Del Compasso Geometrico, et Militare by Galileo Galilei, a second edition of Théorie Mathématique by André-Marie Ampère, and the first French edition of Nicholas Halma’s translation of the mathematical works of Ptolemy.
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Science, Medicine, and Mathematics
About This Collection
First editions, signed volumes, rare books, and ephemera relating to the history of science, medicine, and mathematics.
Second Story Books, an ABAA/ILAB member, is Washington, DC’s oldest used and rare bookstore and is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. Internationally known for its fine selection of antiquarian and out-of-print titles and collections, Second Story Books also provides appraisals for institutions and individuals.
![CENTILOQUIUM CIRCINI PROPORTIONUM. EIN NEWER PROPORTIONAL CIRCKEL; [Bound with] PETRI APIANI ORGANON CATHOLICUM](https://secondstory.curiomarketplace.com/img/thumbs/items/browse/1710702106_e8d955991e07237eb4f0.jpg)
![COMPOSITION MATHÉMATIQUE DE CLAUDE PTOLÉMÉE [Two Volumes]](https://secondstory.curiomarketplace.com/img/thumbs/items/browse/1700492353_e6601ce11390f78f257d.jpg)
