- Euclid | Biography, Contributions, Geometry, Facts | Britannica
Euclid, the most prominent mathematician of Greco-Roman antiquity, best known for his geometry book, the Elements It is sometimes said that, other than the Bible, the Elements is the most translated, published, and studied of all the books produced in the Western world
- Euclid - Wikipedia
With Archimedes and Apollonius of Perga, Euclid is generally considered among the greatest mathematicians of antiquity, and one of the most influential in the history of mathematics Very little is known of Euclid's life, and most information comes from the scholars Proclus and Pappus of Alexandria many centuries later
- Euclid - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists
Euclid authored the Elements, the most famous and most published mathematical work in history The Elements is concerned mainly with geometry, proportion, and number theory
- Euclid (325 BC - 265 BC) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics
Euclid was a Greek mathematician best known for his treatise on geometry: The Elements This influenced the development of Western mathematics for more than 2000 years
- Euclid - New World Encyclopedia
Euclid (also referred to as Euclid of Alexandria) (Greek: Εὐκλείδης) (c 325 B C E – c 265 B C E ), a Greek mathematician, who lived in Alexandria, Hellenistic Egypt, almost certainly during the reign of Ptolemy I (323 B C E –283 B C E ), is often referred to as the "father of geometry "
- The Unmatched Legacy of Ancient Greek Mathematician, Euclid
Euclid has been a monumental figure in the field of mathematics for centuries His name echoes through time and history, and he became one of the most recognizable mathematicians of ancient Greece
- Euclid - Encyclopedia. com
Although Euclid (Latinized as Euclides) is the most celebrated mathematician of all time, whose name became a synonym for geometry until the twentieth century, 1 only two facts of his life are known, and even these are not beyond dispute
- Euclid - World History Encyclopedia
Euclid of Alexandria (lived circa 300 BCE) systematized ancient Greek and Near Eastern mathematics and geometry He wrote The Elements, the most widely used mathematics and geometry textbook in history
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