Who is Euclids in chapter5
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Little is known about Euclid, fl. 300 BC, the author of The Elements. He taught and wrote at the Museum and Library at Alexandria, which was founded by Ptolemy also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the "Father of Geometry". He was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (323–283 BC). His Elements is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics, serving as the main textbook for teaching mathematics (especially geometry) from the time of its publication until the late 19th or early 20th century. In the Elements, Euclid deduced the principles of what is now called Euclidean geometry from a small set of axioms. Euclid also wrote works on perspective, conic sections, spherical geometry, number theory and rigour.
Euclid's Other Works
Five works by Euclid have survived to out day:
1 ) The Elements
2 ) Data -- a companion volume to the first six books of the Elements written for beginners. It includes geometric methods for the solution of quadratics.
3 ) Division of Figures -- a collection of thirty-six propositions concerning the division of plane configurations. It survived only by Arabic translations.
4 ) Phaenomena -- on spherical geometry, it is similar to the work by Autolycus .
5 ) Optics -- an early work on perspective including optics, catoptrics, and dioptrics.
Little is known about Euclid, fl. 300 BC, the author of The Elements. He taught and wrote at the Museum and Library at Alexandria, which was founded by Ptolemy also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the "Father of Geometry". He was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (323–283 BC). His Elements is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics, serving as the main textbook for teaching mathematics (especially geometry) from the time of its publication until the late 19th or early 20th century. In the Elements, Euclid deduced the principles of what is now called Euclidean geometry from a small set of axioms. Euclid also wrote works on perspective, conic sections, spherical geometry, number theory and rigour.
Euclid's Other Works
Five works by Euclid have survived to out day:
1 ) The Elements
2 ) Data -- a companion volume to the first six books of the Elements written for beginners. It includes geometric methods for the solution of quadratics.
3 ) Division of Figures -- a collection of thirty-six propositions concerning the division of plane configurations. It survived only by Arabic translations.
4 ) Phaenomena -- on spherical geometry, it is similar to the work by Autolycus .
5 ) Optics -- an early work on perspective including optics, catoptrics, and dioptrics.