The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements, Volume 1 (Books I–II)

Name: The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements, Volume 1 (Books I–II)
ISBN: 9780486600888

Euclid info, Thomas L. Heath info

First published 300 BC

Volume 1 of Euclid's Elements (Heath)

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THE ORIGINAL geometry/trigonometry books, with commentary from a historian of mathematics exploring the development of geometric thought across civilizations.

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The authors

Euclid

333–284 BC · ancient Greek mathematician

Profession: Mathematician

His Elements was used as a textbook for over 2,000 years.

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Thomas L. Heath

1861–1940 · British civil servant, mathematician and classicist

Fellow of the Royal Society

Profession: Mathematician, Linguist
Worked at: Exchequer, Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt
Studied at: Cambridge
Prizes: Fellow of the Royal Society (1912), Fellow of the British Academy (1932)

A Treasury civil servant who translated Greek mathematics in his spare time.

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