Euclid
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Euclid (/ˈjuːklɪd/; Ancient Greek: Εὐκλείδης Eukleidēs), fl. 300 BC, kent as Euclid o Alexandria an aw, wis a Greek mathematician, eften referred tae as the "Faither o Geometry". He wis active in Alexandria durin the reign o Ptolemy I (323–283 BC). His Elements is ane o the maist influential wirks in the history o mathematics, servin as the main textbeuk for teachin mathematics (especially geometry) frae the time o its publication till the late 19t or early 20t century.[1][2][3] In the Elements, Euclid deduced the principles o whit is nou cried Euclidean geometry frae a smaa set o axioms. Euclid wrote wirks on perspective, conic sections, spherical geometry, nummer theory an rigor an aw.
Euclid | |
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Euclid in Raphael's School of Athens | |
Born | Unkent |
Dee'd | Unkent |
Residence | Alexandria, Egyp |
Kent for | Euclidean geometry Euclid's Elements |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
"Euclid" is the anglicized version o the Greek name Εὐκλείδης, meanin "Guid Glory".[4]
References
eedit- ↑ Ball, pp. 50–62.
- ↑ Boyer, pp. 100–19.
- ↑ Macardle, et al. (2008). Scientists: Extraordinary People Who Altered the Course of History. New York: Metro Books. g. 12.
- ↑ etymonline.com Retrieved 2011-12-04
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- Euclid's Elements
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- Euclid's Elements, books I–VI
- Euclid's Elements
- Elementa Geometriae
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- Texts on Ancient Mathematics and Mathematical Astronomy
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