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LOT 48:
GR"A: Ayil Meshulash, Vilna and Horadna, 1833, First edition, on Algebra and Geometry Authored by the Vilna Gaon.
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GR"A: Ayil Meshulash, Vilna and Horadna, 1833, First edition, on Algebra and Geometry Authored by the Vilna Gaon.
Ayil Meshulash, Vilna Gaon's book on mathematics; particularly laws of geometry and general laws of algebra.
The book was published based on the handwritten manuscript of the Vilna Gaon himself and includes explanations from Rabbi Shmuel, Av Beis Din of Luknik.
In his introduction to Peas Hashulchan, Rabbi Shmuel of Sklow writes, " so said [the Vilna Gaon], all the wisdoms are needed for our holy Torah and are included in it, and all should know it for their purpose… algebra and triangles and geometry etc."
There is an endorsement and long introduction titled "Derech HaPesach" authored by Rabbi Yaakov Moshe of Slonim, grandson of the Vilna Gaon.
This first edition was published in Vilna and Horadna, 1833, and was not brought to print again until 1965.
Pages: 7, 31.
Size: 20 cm
Condition: Very good condition, few pages in the middle are trimmed on the bottom slightly effecting text.
