Euclid (/ˈjuːklɪd/; Ancient Greek: Εὐκλείδης Eukleidēs), fl.
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300 BC, kent as Euclid o Alexandria an aw, wis a Greek mathematician, eften referred tae as the "Faither o Geometry". He wis active in Alexandria durin the reign o Ptolemy I (323–283 BC). His Elements is ane o the maist influential wirks in the history o mathematics, servin as the main textbeuk for teachin mathematics (especially geometry) frae the time o its publication till the late 19t or early 20t century. In the Elements, Euclid deduced the principles o whit is nou cried Euclidean geometry frae a smaa set o axioms. Euclid wrote wirks on perspective, conic sections, spherical geometry, nummer theory an rigor an aw.
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Born | Unkent |
Dee'd | Unkent |
Residence | Alexandria, Egyp |
Kent for | Euclidean geometry Euclid's Elements |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
"Euclid" is the anglicized version o the Greek name Εὐκλείδης, meanin "Guid Glory".
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