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Essay Archive - Euclidean Geometry
Euclidean Geometry
Geometry was thoroughly organized in about 300 BC, when the Greek
mathematician Euclid gathered what was known at the time, added original work of
his own, and arranged 465 propositions into 13 books, called 'Elements'. The
books covered not only plane and solid geometry but also much of what is now
known as algebra, trigonometry, and advanced arithmetic.
Through the ages, the propositions have been rearranged, and many of the
proofs are different, but the basic idea presented in the 'Elements' has not
changed. In the work facts are not just cataloged but are developed in a
fashionable way.....
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