Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Byrne, Oliver
Title:
The first six books of the Elements of Euclid : in which coloured diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters for the greater ease of learners / by Oliver Byrne surveyor of Her Majesty's settlements in the Falkland Islands and author of numerous mathematical works.
Alternate Title(s):
Byrne's Euclid
Published / Created:
London : William Pickering, 1847.

Chiswick : Printed by C. Whittingham, [1847]
Physical Description:
xxix, [1], 268 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Half title: Byrne's Euclid : the first six books of Euclid with coloured diagrams and symbols.
Exhibition History:
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
Subject Terms:
Euclid. Elements. | Euclid's Elements. | Geometry. | Geometry -- Study and teaching.
Form/Genre:
Color printing (Printing). | Diagrams -- Color. | Wood engravings -- 1847.
Contributors:
Byfield, Mary, 1794 or 1795–1871. tyd | Fitzwilliam, Charles William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, Earl, 1786–1857, dedicatee. | Euclid. Elements. Book 1–6. English. | Whittingham, Charles, 1795–1876, printer. | Pickering, William, 1796–1854, publisher.