OZANAM, Jacques (1640--1717)
Cours de mathematique, qui comprend toutes les parties les plus utiles & les plus necessaires à un homme de guerre, & à tous ceux qui se veulent perfectionner dand cette science. ... Par Mr. Ozanam, ... Nouvelle edition reveue et corrigée.
A Paris (Place), chez Jean Jombert,, 1697.
5 vols ; 18.7 cm. (8º)
I: [14], 80, 295, [1] p., engr. frontis., [21] pl.
II: [8], 93, [3], 153, [15], 3, [283] p., 7 pl.
III: [24], 215, [9] p., 24 pl.
IV: [24], 185, [7], 80, [8] p., 28, 36 pl. (i.e. 64 pl.)
V: [16], 191, [1], 131, [11] p., 14, 30 pl. (i.e. 44 pl.)

First edition Paris, 1693. Jacques Ozanam was a prolific author of mathematical treatises including the standard French explication of Euclid's 'elements' of the late seventeenth century, an important work on perspective, a successful mathematical dictionary (q.v.) and a popular series of mathematical 'Recreations' (q.v.). In this 'course', tom. I contains 'l'Introduction aux Mathematiques, & les Elemens d'Euclide'; tom. II, 'l'Arithmetique, la Trigonometrie, & les Tables de Sinus'; tom. III, 'la Geometrie'; tom. IV, 'la Mecanique & la Perspective'; and tom. V, 'la Geographie & la Gnomonique'. Each section has a drop-title, with separate pagination and register. Title-pages printed in red and black.

Copy Notes Thomas Boone was paid 10s. on 22 July 1805. (Spiers Box). Volume I inscribed in ink 5 Vol; 15s/ and 0/10/0 / John Soane / 1805. Volumes II--V similarly signed and dated on front free-endpapers.

Binding Early C18th (?) speckled calf, blind panels within blind-rule borders, floral gilt-tooled spines, red spine-labels.

Reference Number 2929

Additional Names Thomas Boone; Euclid. Elements