The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid by Euclid Hardcover Book

Description: The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid by Euclid, John Casey Very little is known of Euclids life, and most information comes from the scholars Proclus and Pappus of Alexandria many centuries later. Medieval Islamic mathematicians invented a fanciful biography, and medieval Byzantine and early Renaissance scholars mistook him for the earlier philosopher Euclid of Megara. It is now generally accepted that he spent his career in Alexandria and lived around 300 BC, after Platos students and before Archimedes. There is some speculation that Euclid studied at the Platonic Academy and later taught at the Musaeum; he is regarded as bridging the earlier Platonic tradition in Athens with the later tradition of Alexandria.In the Elements, Euclid deduced the theorems from a small set of axioms. He also wrote works on perspective, conic sections, spherical geometry, number theory, and mathematical rigour. In addition to the Elements, Euclid wrote a central early text in the optics field, Optics, and lesser-known works including Data and Phaenomena. Euclids authorship of two other texts-On Divisions of Figures, Catoptrics-has been questioned. He is thought to have written many now lost works. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Details ISBN1963956184 Author John Casey Pages 224 Publisher Ancient Wisdom Publications Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781963956184 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-02-28 Imprint Ancient Wisdom Publications Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159839803;

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