The contents of the book are
1 GEOMETRY.
2 PLANE GEOMETRY.
BOOK I. RECTILINEAR FIGURES
BOOK II. THE CIRCLE.
BOOK III. PROPORTION. SIMILAR POLYGONS
BOOK IV. AREAS OF POLYGONS.
BOOK V. REGULAR POLYGONS AND CIRCLES
The contents of the book are
1 GEOMETRY.
2 PLANE GEOMETRY.
BOOK I. RECTILINEAR FIGURES
BOOK II. THE CIRCLE.
BOOK III. PROPORTION. SIMILAR POLYGONS
BOOK IV. AREAS OF POLYGONS.
BOOK V. REGULAR POLYGONS AND CIRCLES
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