Geometrical Lectures of Isaac Barrow

English mathematician ISAAC BARROW (1630-1677) one of the inventors of calculus had a profound impact on his student Isaac Newton. Here in this 1916 volume British historian of mathematics JAMES MARK CHILD translates from the original Latin Barrows masterpiece Lectiones Opticae et Geometricae his lectures on mathematics demonstrating Barrows essential role in the development of the higher math. Complete with Childs comprehensive introduction to Barrows life and notes and discussion on his work this new edition of an important but hard-to-find book will intrigue students of the history of science and math lovers alike