Euclid

Euclid's Elements (The Thirteen Books)

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ISBN 13:: 9781420956474
author:: Euclid
format:: Paperback
publisher:: digireads
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2017
Pages:: 404
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 centimetres (0
Genre:: Science, Mathematics, Geometry,
Condition:: New
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Euclid's Elements (The Thirteen Books) by Euclid A foundational treatise in mathematics, Euclid's Elements presents the results of earlier mathematicians and includes many of his own theories in a systematic and concise book. The work utilizes a brief set of axioms and meticulous proofs to solidify his deductions, covering easily referenced geometry, number theory, and other mathematical considerations. For centuries, this work was a primary textbook of mathematics, providing the only framework for geometry known by mathematicians until the development of non-Euclidean geometry in the late 19th century. Today, Euclid's Elements is acknowledged as one of the most influential mathematical texts in history, and this volume includes all thirteen books of the original work, printed on premium acid-free paper and following the translation of Thomas Heath.

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