The Euclid mission, which will measure how the dark universe affects the geometry of the cosmos, is named after the 'father of geometry.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

In 1847, an eccentric British mathematician named Oliver Byrne released a new edition of Euclid’s famous mathematical treatise, The Elements of Geometry. Byrne added a rather longwinded but ultimately ...

IF Euclid is to continue as the foundation of geometrical teaching in our schools, this work must b very warmly welcomed. The exact order of Euclid is followed, but (as the editors inform us) with no ...

Signs of men -- An abstraction from the gabble -- Common beliefs -- Darker by definition -- The axioms -- The greater Euclid -- Visible and invisible proof -- The devil's offer -- The Euclidean Joint ...

Well, Byrne didn't quite finish the job. His edition (which was re-released by Taschen a few years ago and which you might want to pick up since it's so affordable) only contained the first six books ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. "The Elements of Euclid" takes the books of Euclid's mathematical ...

Written in 300BC, Euclid’s “Elements” is a collection of 13 books containing definitions, propositions, and mathematical proofs, and is considered instrumental in the development of logic and modern ...

Full-color facsimile reproduction of Byrne's 1847 edition, accompanied by a volume of commentary. In case. "This remarkable example of Victorian printing has been described as one of the most peculiar ...

THE appearance of a school edition of “Euclid's Elements,” published under the auspices of the Cambridge University Press, provokes reflections upon the strange position so long maintained in this ...

In this brief, accessible foray, popular math/science writer Berlinski (Newton’s Gift) breathes life into an ancient mathematician and the world of axioms and theorems he created—a geometric world ...