The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 1 - Euclid

The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 1 by Euclid presents the complete English text of the first part of a three-volume set. This paperback volume includes an introduction and covers Books I and II of the Elements, supported by a critical apparatus.

• Author: Euclid
• Paperback
• 464 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 1 February 2000
• ISBN: 9780486600888

Synopsis

Volume 1 forms part of a three-volume edition containing the complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements, accompanied by detailed critical material that examines each definition, postulate and proposition. Alongside textual and linguistic discussion, the apparatus considers mathematical analyses of Euclid’s ideas, the work of commentators, and a range of refutations, supports, extrapolations and reinterpretations, with historical notes throughout.

This first volume includes the introduction and Books I and II, addressing foundational topics such as lines, angles and intersections, as well as material on triangles and rectangles. It is positioned within the fields of science, mathematics and engineering.

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