The Greek mathematician Euclid (active 300 BC) wrote the Elements, a collection of geometrical theorems. The oldest extant major mathematical work in the Western world, it set a standard for logical exposition for over 2,000 years. Virtually nothing is...

Virtually nothing is known about the personal life of Euclid. Where he was born is a mystery. Some stories describe Euclid as having attended Plato's Academy in Athens, Greece. If that is true, he probably attended during the generation after Plato's...

Euclid was a preeminent Greek mathematician who is often to referred to as the founder of geometry. His historical stature as one of the most influential mathematicians of all time stems from his authorship of the Elements, a textbook of elementary...

Euclid was an ancient Greek mathematician from Alexandria who is best known for his major work, Elements. Although little is known about Euclid the man, he taught in a school that he founded in Alexandria, Egypt, around 300 B.C.E. For his major study,...

EUCLID (c. 300 BCE) was a Greek mathematician. Plato described mathematics as a discipline that turns one's gaze from the Becoming of the sensible world to the Being of the intelligible. The great value of mathematics is to prepare the mind for...

325?-250? B.C. Greek Mathematician Euclid's Elements, the bible of geometry for 2,000 years, remains the most influential textbook in history, and one of the essential works of human civilization. Therefore it is all the more ironic that the man...

Euclid (Greek: Εὐκλείδης -- Eukleidēs), fl. 300 BC, also known as Euclid of Alexandria, "The Father of Geometry" was a Greek mathematician of the Hellenistic period who flourished in Alexandria, Egypt, almost certainly during the reign of...

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In the following essay, Lindberg presents an analysis of Euclid's Optica by Alkindi (d. 873), an early Islamic philosopher. Lindberg states that Alkindi "placed himself firmly on the side of Euclid" in many respects, but that the philosopher disagreed with Euclid on the nature of the "visual cone, " one aspect of the mathematician 's theory of vision.

In the following essay, Barbera examines the evidence and scholarly opinion surrounding the issue of the authorship of Sectio Canonis, concluding that "it would be bold to assert definitely" that Euclid is or is not the author.

In the following essay, Bowen discusses the content of, and issues surrounding, Sectio Canonis. Bowen addresses the question of authorship and responds to critical arguments on this topic, maintaining that the work is Euclid's. Bowen also contends that the belief that the work is Pythagorean may be as "ill-founded" as the authorship debate.