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Excerpt from Conic Sections and Analytical Geometry: Theoretically and Practically Illustrated In the preparation of the following work the Object has been to bring within the compass of one volume of convenient size an ele mentary treatise on both Conic Sections and Analytical Geometry. In the first part, the properties of the curves known as the Conic Sections are demonstrated, principally by geometrical methods that is, in the investigations, the curves and parts connected with them are constantly kept before the mind by their graphic representations, and we reason directly upon them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.