Information design writer Edward Tufte refers to the book in his work on graphic design and McLean in his "Victorian book design" of 1963. Reproduction of the original edition, printed in full color.

The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid By Oliver Byrne

"Byrne ... considered that it might be easier to learn geometry if colors were substituted for the letters usually used to designate the angles and lines of geometric figures.

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