For decades, this was the standard university-level text for geometry. It essentially "cleaned up" earlier, less user-friendly works like Roger Johnson's Modern Geometry . Today, it remains popular among participants in high-level and researchers looking for historical references to original geometric proofs.
Added in later editions to broaden the scope of synthetic methods. Historical Significance An Introduction to the Modern Geometry of the T...
Focuses on the "analytic method"—assuming a problem is solved to work backward and discover necessary relationships. For decades, this was the standard university-level text