VIÈTE (François).

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VIÈTE (François).
Opera mathematica. Leiden, Bonaventure & Abraham Elzevier, 1646. In-folio, fawn calf, double gilt fillet, spine gilt, jagged edges (contemporary binding). Willems, n°609. First collective edition of the works of François Viète (1540-1603). Published by Frans van Schooten, it contains, with the exception of the Canon mathematicus, his great treatise on algebraic trigonometry, all the works of this eminent mathematician, including the Isagoge in Artem analyticam which is the founding text of literal algebra. Beautiful edition, decorated with numerous technical figures in the text. Manuscript ex-libris on a guard: ad usum fratris petri Martin minimi. Plate containing the volvelles (paginated 455 &) in facsimile. Restored hinges and caps.
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