Release date is 2004-04-01

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"Meetkundig Schoolboek" by Hendrik Sluijters is a mathematical textbook likely written in the mid-19th century. The book serves as a practical guide to geometry, aiming to provide students, particularly those in rural and less privileged educational settings, with foundational knowledge and exercises in geometric principles. The opening of the book sets the stage for its educational purpose, introducing the author’s intentions and acknowledging the positive reception of its prior editions. Sluijters emphasizes the need for clean, clear explanations free of typographical errors and mentions the incorporation of user feedback to enhance the text's utility. He outlines the structure of the book, which includes sections on plane geometry and solid geometry, covering essential topics such as properties of lines, angles, shapes, and practical applications for land measurement—all designed to facilitate the study and practical use of geometry in the students' lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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