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The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements, Volume 1 (Books I–II)
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The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements, Volume 1 (Books I–II)

Euclid info, Thomas L. Heath info

First published 300 BC

Volume 1 of Euclid's Elements (Heath)

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About this book

THE ORIGINAL geometry/trigonometry books, with commentary from a historian of mathematics exploring the development of geometric thought across civilizations.

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The authors

Euclid

333–284 BC · ancient Greek mathematician

Profession
Mathematician

His Elements was used as a textbook for over 2,000 years.

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Thomas L. Heath

1861–1940 · British civil servant, mathematician and classicist

  • Fellow of the Royal Society
Profession
Mathematician, Linguist
Worked at
Exchequer, Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt
Studied at
Cambridge
Prizes
Fellow of the Royal Society (1912), Fellow of the British Academy (1932)

A Treasury civil servant who translated Greek mathematics in his spare time.

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Reading order

Then read: The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements, Volume 2 (Books III–IX) (Euclid)

Which edition

Recommended: Heath translation (Dover)

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Editions

6 editions · 2 hardcover, 0 paperback

First published 300 BC

Earliest edition listed: 1956 · Dover Publ · 2nd ed. rev. with additions

  • 1956 · Dover Publ · 2nd ed. rev. with additions · ISBN 9780486600888
  • 2018 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · ISBN 9780341811534
  • 2018 · Franklin Classics Trade Press · Hardcover · ISBN 9780343769314
  • 2018 · Franklin Classics · Hardcover · ISBN 9780341811541
  • 2022 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · ISBN 9781015505018
  • 2022 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · ISBN 9781015500433

The list may be incomplete, especially for older and non-English editions.

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