Bibliography of Georg Mohr

  1. Euclides Danicus, Bestaende in twee Deelen: Het eerste Deel: Handeldt van de Meetkonstige Werckstucken, begrepen in de ses eerste Boecken Euclidis: Het tweede Deel: Geeft aenleyding om verscheyde Werckstucken te maecken, als van Snijding, Raecking, Deeling, Perspective en Sonnewijsers. Alleenig met een Passer te wercken (sonder Rye ofte Liniael te gebruycken) door Snijding van Ronden.. Iacob van Velsen, Amsterdam 1672.
    The Dutch book where Mohr shows that all Euclid's constructions with ruler and compass can be made alone by the compass.

  2. Euclides Danicus, Bestaande udi Too Deele. Dend Første Deel: Handler udaf de Sex Første/ Euclidis Bøger/ de der udi begreffne Maalkunstige Werckstycker. Dend Anden Deel: Giffver Anledning Atskillige Werckstycker at giøre/ som Skæring/ Røring/ Deeling/ Skinbar Tegnkonst oc Soole-vijsere. Alleniste med en Cirkel (Foruden Linial at bruge) med Skærelser af Runder.. Jacob van Velsen, Amsterdam 1672.
    The Danish edition of Euclides Danicus. It is available at the Danish Library of Science and Medicine, order code: 4o Math. 16392.

  3. Euclides Danicus, Amsterdam 1672. Udgivet af Det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. Andr. Fr. Høst & Søn, København 1928. VIII + 36 + 3 pp.
    A fascimile reprint of the Danish edition of Euclides Danicus with a foreword in Danish by Johannes Hjelmslev.

  4. Euclides Danicus, Amsterdam 1672. Kopenhagen 1928.
    A translation into German by Julius Pál of the Danish reprint from 1928, including the foreword by Johannes Hjelmslev.

  5. Compendium Euclides Curiosi: Dat is, Meetkonstigh Passer-werck, Hoe men Met een gegeven opening van een Passer en een Liniael, de Werck-stucken van Euclides, ontbinden kan. Te samen gestelt door een Lief-hebber der selver Konst.. Joannes Janssonius van Waesberge, Amsterdam 1673. 24 + 2 pp.
    Anonymously published book in Dutch from 1673. Mohr was the author and he shows that all Euclid's constructions with ruler and compass can be made by ruler and a "rusty" compass (i.e. a compass with a fixed opening). A copy is at Amsterdam Universiteits-Bibliotheek.

  6. Compendium Euclides Curiosi: Or, Geometrical Operations. Shewing how With one single opening of the Compasses and a straight Ruler alle the Propositions of Euclid's first Five Books are performed. Translated out of Dutch into English by Joseph Moxon, Hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. J.C., London 1677. 26 + 2 pp.
    An English translation from Dutch of Mohr's Compendium. A copy is at the British Library.

  7. Compendium Euclides Curiosi: Dat is, Meetkonstigh Passer-werck etc. Amsterdam 1673. Compendium Euclides Curiosi: or geometrical operations. Translated by Joseph Moxon, London 1677. Introduction by Henrik Meyer. Acta historica scientiarum naturalium et medicinalium, Volume 34. Published by The Georg Mohr Foundation 1982. xiii + 24 + 2 + 26 + 2 pp.
    A fascimile reprint of the Dutch and English editions of the Compendium with an introduction in English by Henrik Meyer.

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