“This work has a greater aim than mere illustration; we do not introduce colours for the purpose of entertainment, or to amuse by certain combinations of tint and form, but to assist the mind… to increase the facilities of instruction, and diffuse permanent knowledge.”–Oliver Byrne, 1847
“Many parts of nature can neither be invented with sufficient subtlety, nor demonstrated with sufficient perspicuity… without the aid and intervening of the Mathematics.”–Lord Bacon, 1871
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“This work has a greater aim than mere illustration; we do not introduce colours for the purpose of entertainment, or to amuse by certain combinations of tint and form, but to assist the mind… to increase the facilities of instruction, and diffuse permanent knowledge.”–Oliver Byrne, 1847
“Many parts of nature can neither be invented with sufficient subtlety, nor demonstrated with sufficient perspicuity… without the aid and intervening of the Mathematics.”–Lord Bacon, 1871
Direct reprint in 2002 edition
For free E-copy visit our Are.na Archive
