Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry from the Works of A.M. Legendre: Revised and Adapted to the Course of Mathematical Instruction in the United States |
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| Title | Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry from the Works of A.M. Legendre: Revised and Adapted to the Course of Mathematical Instruction in the United States |
| Author | Charles Davies |
| Publisher | A.S. Barnes & Company, 1854 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 432 pages |
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