Christiani Wolfii - Elementa Matheseos Universae. Tomus Quintus - 1752

Lot Title: Wolff, Christian – Elements of Universal Mathematics (Volume Five)

Description:
An individual exemplar of Tomus Quintus (Volume 5) of the famous mathematical encyclopedia by Christian Wolff (Freiherr von Wolff), one of the most influential figures of the German Enlightenment and a precursor of Kant's thought. This 1752 edition (printed by Bousquet/Gosse in Geneva) is the volume that closes and organizes Wolff's entire scientific oeuvre.

Relevant Content of This Volume:

Commentatio de Praecipuis Scriptis Mathematicis: A historical and bibliographic dissertation on the most important mathematical works up to that time.

Commentary on the Proper Establishment of Mathematical Study: A methodological guide on the teaching and study of mathematics.

General Indices: The complete cross-reference indices for the five volumes of the work, an essential tool for collectors who own the previous volumes.

Technical Data Sheet:

Author: Christian Wolff.

Year: 1752.

Language: Latin.

Format: 4th (Quarto).

Illustrations: fold-outs.

Condition: period leather binding; text block with acidity spikes; signs of marginal dampness; complete. The photographs are part of the description.