Synopsis of Universal Geometry

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OF THE BOOKS

CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME.

I. Euclid's 15 Books of Elements, including three by Candalla François de Foix, Count of Candale (1512–1594), was a French bishop and mathematician who edited and expanded Euclid's work., from page 1 to 64.
II. Peter Ramus's Petrus Ramus (1515–1572) was a French humanist scholar who sought to restructure traditional academic disciplines. 27 Books of Geometry, from page 65 to 91.
III. The works of Archimedes, including two books on the sphere and the cylinder, from page 92 to 109. On the measurement of the circle, from 109 to 110. On conoids and spheroids, from page 110 to 124. On the quadrature of the parabola, from page 124 to 130. On spirals, from 130 to 134. Two books on the centers of gravity original: "De Centrobaricis", from page 142 to 148. On floating bodies original: "De inſidentibus humido", from 149 to 154. The Sand-Reckoner original: "Arenarius", from 154 to 165.
IV. Supplement to Archimedes, containing Snell's Willebrord Snellius (1580–1626) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician famous for the law of refraction. circle measurement, from page 165 to 169. Johannes Kepler's measurement of solids original: "Stereometria", from 169 to 177. Lucas Valerius's Luca Valerio (1564–1618) was an Italian mathematician known for his work on the volume and centers of gravity of solids. simple false quadrant of a parabola, from 177 to 178.
V. Three books of Theodosius's Theodosius of Bithynia was a Greek astronomer from the 2nd century BCE known for his work on the geometry of the sphere. Spherics, from page 179 to 205. Three books of Menelaus's Menelaus of Alexandria (c. 70–140 CE) was a Greek mathematician and astronomer who founded spherical trigonometry. Spherics, from 205 to 230. Three books by Francesco Maurolico Francesco Maurolico (1494–1575) was a Sicilian mathematician who translated and expanded upon ancient Greek texts., from 205 to 243. Autolycus on the sphere, from page 243 to 246. Following this, Theodosius on Habitations to 249: and from there, Euclid's Phenomena up to 255. Cosmography up to 272.
Apollonius’s 4 books on conic sections, from 276 to 312.
Serenus’s 2 books on the section of a cylinder, from 313 to 328.
Claude Mydorge’s Claude Mydorge (1585–1647) was a French mathematician and close friend of René Descartes. 4 books on conic sections, from 332 to 365.
Pappus’s abridged version of the 8 books of the Mathematical Collections, from 365 to 393: where Euclid’s Data, François Viète’s François Viète (1540–1603) was a French mathematician who introduced modern algebraic notation. angular sections, and many other restored treatises are found.
Two books on Mechanics, from 395 to 472: where Federico Commandino Federico Commandino (1509–1575) was an Italian humanist who translated many classical Greek mathematical works into Latin. and Luca Valerio write on the center of gravity of solids. These cover the line of direction and the five mechanical powers or forces.
Seven books on Optics, from 471 onwards; where catoptrics the study of light reflected by mirrors, dioptrics the study of light refracted through lenses, parallaxes, and refractions are explained.