![]() In the Elements, Euclid deduced the principles of what is now called Euclidean geometry from a small set of axioms. ![]() Thus, it came to serve as the main textbook for teaching mathematics (especially geometry) from the time of its publication until the late 19th or early 20th century. It is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics, presenting the mathematical theorems and problems with great clarity, and showing their solutions concisely and logically. ![]() His Stoicheia (Elements) is a 13-volume exploration all corners of mathematics, based on the works of, inter alia, Aristotle, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Plato, Pythagoras. He was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (323–283 BC). 365-275 BC) also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the "Father of Geometry". ![]() Euclid (Ancient Greek: Εὐκλείδης Eukleidēs - "Good Glory", ca. ![]()
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