Despite being generally unknown to the greats of contemporary
mathematics, Apollonius's Conics is said by Chasles to contain 'the most
interesting properties of conics'. Written by one of the great pioneers
of geometry, this scarce text contains a comprehensive account of the
mathematics of conics, and as such constitutes a valuable to addition to
the libraries of serious mathematicians and historians alike. Apollonius
of Perga was a Greek geometer and astronomer, most famous for his work
pertaining to conic sections and whose methodology and terminology
influenced such intellectual giants as Ptolemy, Johannes Kepler,
Francesco Maurolico, Isaac Newton, and René Descartes. This rare text is
proudly republished here with an introductory biography of the author.