Translation:Ayil Meshulash

Ayil Meshulash • איל משולש

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Ayil Meshulash (Hebrew: איל משולש) is a work on mathematics attributed to Elijah ben Shlomo Zalman (Hebrew: ר' אליהו בן שלמה זלמן) known as the Vilna Gaon (1720-1797).

This original English translation is being done by Wikisource contributors.

ContentsEdit

Introduction I

Introduction II

Discourse 1: General Principles of Classical Geometry (1-28)

Discourse 2: Ratios and Proportions (18-47)

Discourse 3: Geometric Theorems (48-80)

Discourse 4: Trigonometry and the Measurement of Triangles (81-139)

Discourse 5: The Measurement of Circles I (140-162)

Discourse 6: The Measurement of Circles II: Tangents and Secants (163-189)

Discourse 7: Astronomy (190-213)

Discourse 8: Surveying (214-312)

Discourse 9

Discourse 10

Discourse 11

Source DocumentEdit

The source of this translation is the version of Ayil Meshulash found at Google Books:

This work was published before January 1, 1924, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.