Euclid and Geometry

Euclid is famous the world over for his textbooks on geometry, which have been in use for two thousand years. His exactness and accuracy of method have never been surpassed. The principles of his brilliant introduction to geometry are contained in his immortal Elements of Geometry. It was this work that greatly extended the boundaries of mathematics and established the primary form of geometry until the past century. No other textbook has served as an introduction to a subject for so long a time. The present volume brings together what is known of this Greek genius, and traces the development of geometry before, during, and after his time.

This edition of the book includes additional illustrations such as people mentioned in the text, a map, and photographs of historical writings and drawings of artifacts. Various woodcuts and engravings from the 1530s all the way to the 1910s have been chosen, including the title page of the first English translation of the Elements from 1570.

From left to right: a depiction of Apollonius of Perga from a 1537 edition of his works; a depiction of Pythagoras appearing in The Standard American Encyclopedia from 1912; a depiction of Plato appearing in Outlines of the World's History from 1870.

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