General geometry or general measurement of the length of the theory and practice of this science

Kurganov, Nikolai Gavrilovich (1726-1796).General geometry or the general measurement of the extension of the theory and practice of this science / composed for the frequency in the naval gentry cadet corps of the noble youth, the captain's rank of mathematical and navigan sciences by teacher Nikolai Kurganov.- In St. Petersburg: printed in the printing house of the same building, 1765.- 8 ° (21.0 × 13.0 × 2.9 cm).-The copy of the presidential library in the whole binding with embossing on the spine.A spine with four bandages, with a sticker "392" and with a fragment of the sticker.Triple speckled sawn -outs.Nikolai Gavrilovich Kurganov - a military teacher, mathematician and astronomer, author of textbooks.The son of a non-commissioned officer.In 1741 he graduated from the School of Mathematical and Navigatsky Sciences in Moscow, studied at the St. Petersburg Maritime Academy, taught at the naval gentry cadet corps, at the end of his life, becoming his inspector in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.Since 1774, professor.His textbook of Russian grammar with textbook, dictionaries of classical mythology, foreign words, exemplary letters, etc., the so -called "writer of Kurganov", withstood 11 publications (from 1769 to 1837) translated (from French) or compiled textbooks.on arithmetic, geometry, navigation, theory and practice of ship management, artillery case, fortification.The "General Geometry" contains a short and clear exposition of Longimetry (the teachings of the line, the simplest figures, triangles, polygons and circles), planimetry, stereometry, trigonometry and spherics, including spherical trigonometry.1. Geometry.BBK 22.151Electronic copy source: PBOriginal storage: PB