Description
A foundational work of mathematics, this landmark text presents geometry and number theory through a carefully structured system of definitions, axioms, propositions, and rigorous proofs. Its thirteen books explore subjects ranging from plane and solid geometry to proportions, irrational magnitudes, and the properties of numbers. More than a collection of mathematical results, it is a model of logical reasoning whose influence has shaped scientific and philosophical thought for centuries. Clear, systematic, and enduring, it remains essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of mathematical proof and the architecture of deductive knowledge.
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paperback
Green Lion Or
Published Aug 20, 2002
529 pages
ISBN: 9781888009194
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First Published
2002
Language
eng
Translation
Original: Στοιχεῖα (Stoicheia)
From: grc
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