Excerpt from Mathematical Drawing and Measuring Instruments Our scientific literature has become SO diffuse and universal, that we expect to find an outline of all the little mysteries Of any particular art, somewhere in print. If such is not to be found, the restless inquiry that demand proclaims, will generally tempt some indi vidual to become the teacher, however far he may fall Short Of perfect mastery? J?) 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.