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date: 15 May 2025

Euclidlocked

Euclidlocked

  • Michalis Sialaros

Summary

Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek geometer whose floruit was c. 300 bce. He is famous as the father of geometry, as his influential Elements of Geometry has been read, edited, praised, or criticized more than any other mathematical book in history. Besides the Elements, Euclid wrote several other treatises which, according to late antique commentators, offer systematic introductions to all mathematical subdisciplines.

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  • Science, Technology, and Medicine

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