Author:Robert Simson

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Robert Simson
(1687–1768)

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Scottish mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow

Works

Sectionum conicarum libri V. (1735)
Apollonii Pergaei locorum planorum libri II. (1749)
The Elements of Euclid (1802) (external scan)

Works about Simson

"Simson, Robert," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
"Simson, Robert," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Augustus De Morgan's anecdote regarding Simson in his 1872 Budget of Paradoxes

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1931, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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