10 which wordes it semeth to be manifest bhatt Apollonius was the first author of this booke, which was afterward set forth by Hypsicles. For so his own wordes after in the same preface seme to import6. " Billingeley gives the 14th book as set forth both by Hypsicles and Flussas, and the 15th book as get forth by Hypsicles and Campane and FlussasThe 16th book, which he says, is added by Flussas, contains 8 Proposi tions. Billingsleys edition of Euclid is a very important book. It is a big volume of 468 folios and was with great difficultby purchased from Mes£rs. Bernard Quaritch, 15 Piccadily, bhrough Mr Edward Seymore Hale of Bombay. This book was of great use to me in settling figures of Propositions of the 10th book which is the hardest of all, as it deals with incom mensurable quantities
