Euclid: The Great GeometerThe Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 15. des. 2005 - 112 sider Euclid is known as the father of modern geometry. Thriving during his time, Euclid came up with some of the most basic but groundbreaking developments in geometry, which are still used today. This book takes readers into Euclid s life, and to the ancient Greece in which he was raised, with full-color and black-and-white images, many of which are primary sources. |
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Ancient Greece | 13 |
The Origins of Mathematics | 29 |
Euclid the Man | 47 |
Euclids Work | 71 |
The Legacy | 89 |
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