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Euclid (c. 325 BC – 265 BC) – Greek Mathematician considered the “Father of Geometry”. His textbook ‘Elements’ remained a highly influential mathematics teaching book until the late 19th Century and is one of the most widely published books in the world. It has had a lasting influence on the sciences -, especially in mathematics. In a list by Michael H. Hast – Euclid is considered to be 14th most influential person in history.
Euclid was born in the mid 4th Century BC and lived in Alexandria; he was mostly active during the reign of Ptolemy I (323-283BC) His name Euclid means “renowned, glorious” – he is also referred to as Euclid of Alexandria.
Details about Euclid’s life are sparse – the main biographical information was not written until many centuries later, e.g. Proclus c. 450 AD. Proclus writes about Euclid:
“Not much younger than these [pupils of Plato] is Euclid, who put together the “Elements”, arranging in order many of Eudoxus’s theorems, perfecting many of Theaetetus’s, and also bringing to irrefutable demonstration the things which had been only loosely proved by his predecessors. This man lived in the time of the first Ptolemy; for Archimedes, who followed closely upon the first Ptolemy makes mention of Euclid, and further they say that Ptolemy once asked him if there were a shorted way to study geometry than the Elements, to which he replied that there was no royal road to geometry.”
It is likely Euclid worked with a team of mathematics in Alexandria and he received a degree of help in his mathematical works. Some historians feel the works of Euclid may have been the result of several authors, but most agree that one person – Euclid – was the principal author.
It is likely that Euclid would have studied at Plato’s Academy in Athens and much of his initial knowledge would have come from this Plato perspective. In particular, Euclid would have learnt much geometry from Eudoxus.
Another later historian – Pappus writes on Euclid (in 320 AD) that Euclid was of good character, stating – that Euclid was:
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Euclid
c. 365 - 300 B.C.E.
Although Euclid is a famous mathematician, very little is known about his life. It is believed that he was a student of Plato. Euclid was born around 365 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt and lived until about 300 B.C. Euclid's most famous work is his collection of 13 books, dealing with geometry, called The Elements. They are said to be " the most studied books apart from the Bible".
Books 1-6 deal with plane geometry,
Books 7-9 deal with number theory,
Book 10 deals with Eudoxus's theory of irrational numbers, and
Books 11-13 deal with solid geometry.
This set of books is remarkably clear and easy to understand. Theorems are stated, then they are proved.
Euclid actually made few discoveries. He did make a few, but very minute ones. His books, the Elements, are based on the works of people before him. Interesting huh??? However, most of the proofs he made on his own.
Euclidean geometry is the study of points, lines, planes, and other geometric figures. The most prolonged argument over time has been that of the parallel postulate which states: there can only be one line that contains a given point and is parallel to another line.
I have noticed that in many high schools today, very little geometry is taught, if any at all. This disturbs me because math teaches logic. Geometry is like a big puzzle. You find the pieces, and put them where they go. Geometry also teaches understanding. How do you know if something is true or right? You don't until you prove it. Not only do you need logic for geometry class, you also need to be logic to survive in the world. If it is not being taught in the schools anymore, where will people obtain it?
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