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Euclid (330 - 275 BC) |
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A Greek mathematician who, in 13 books known as the Elements, published a systematic account of Elementary Geometry and Number Theory. His aim was to deduce every statement in the Elements logically from a set of ten initial self-evident AXIOMS. These were: -
Euclid's work has remained the basis of school geometry for more than 2,000 years. (No wonder I could not understand it then. If the above is anything to go by, it's totally confusing and leads you round in circles. Axiompc.) |
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