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Euclid's Elements Paperback – September 2, 2021

by Euclid (Author), John Casey (Translator)

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This edition of The Elements is a mathematical treatise consisting of the first 6 books attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt c. 300 BC. It is a collection of definitions, postulates, propositions, and mathematical proofs of the propositions.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09FCHQF88
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (September 2, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8469498216
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

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Harald Herchen

Fun to read.

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024

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This book helps you see how people thought so many years ago, and there are quite a few things to apply to today's world from back then. The book is well made and easy to turn the pages. Love it.

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Davina

A Beautiful Book in a Beautiful Binding

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2016

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Euclid's Elements is one of the most beautiful books in Western thought. Each proposition falls out of the last in perfect logical progression. One might be worried, since it is a math book. "High school geometry sucked!" I hear you cry. Let us be clear: this is not a math textbook. It is math at its finest. All the basic theorems you learned in that miserable high school class are proven within the first four books. Then come ratios. And numbers. You even get to build an tetrahedron in a sphere. Hate math? Buy this book and realize what math truly is.

As for this particular edition, it is a lovely example of a book. The binding is excellent and stands up quite well to the test of time. I've been using my copy extensively for a year and it still looks brand-new. In addition, the diagrams repeat if necessary on different pages. This is appreciated, especially in longer propositions. Definitions are numbered, which is helpful for classroom discussion, and there is a Greek (and English) glossary at the end which is extremely helpful if one needs to know a particular word for a mathematical term or for looking up propositions centered around a certain mathematical object. Overall, a great edition that makes Euclid's Elements even better.

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i am so happy

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024

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i bought from a great seller because even though the book was used it came in like NEW, kept in pristine condition i’m so happy

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Amanda K. Fletcher

A Critical Thinking Classic

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2021

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I bought this for a course at Hillsdale college called “Mathematics & Logic”, or something to that effect. The course is free, so why not become totally immersed in the content by getting the book. Plus, I love books!

Anyway, I can’t follow it really, but the language is absolutely beautiful! Euclid’s Elements was required curricula in schools from its writing up until the early 1900’s, I believe. It was removed, as apparently they didn’t believe it was useful any longer. I also believe that we have several failing generations (of which I am a member), because this text has been largely lost to time. The logical arguments in this text are sometimes hard to understand/grasp, but training oneself to understand them, can lead one to develop actual “critical thinking” skills. Being horrible in mathematics, such as myself, may actually stem from being “memory trained” in public schools, rather than being trained in understanding logical arguments, in the way people were trained pre-1900’s.

I can’t follow it too well, mainly because I grew up in the 80’s/90’s and I never met a single person that spoke so eloquently, or had the ability to “think around corners” in the manner this book teaches. I love it though, and will keep it on my bookshelf with all the other classics that I can’t quite follow, but love to try!

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PJ Plato

Amazing content. Book in very good condition.

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024

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Even though this is an old translation, I like it. The book itself is well made. The book arrived with a small tear to the cover and a couple small bent corners. Which initially really upset me. But for the most part it is in good condition. Amazon, please keep your books in sealed plastic wrap, sealed again in some container and protected! Please!

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2023

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This is a beautiful book. All 13 books of Euclid are contained in this single volume, translated by Thomas Heath -- a classical book to keep referring to. The book has clear and relatively large front. Many plots are included in each page to illustrate the Proposition.
I bought the hard cover version, and satisfied with what I got.

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Kersi Von Zerububbel

THE BEST edition available to date.

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2005

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This edition of Elements put out by a publisher called Greenlion is superb. The font size, text layout, figures adjacent to propositions, and wide margins make this book very convenient to follow the logic behind each proposition. I used to own the three volume edition put out by Dover but this one beats it by leaps and bounds.

Of course Euclid's Elements, to my mind, ranks as one of the majesterial achievements of the human mind. I follow the format of one proposition a week till I complete the cycle. Then take a respite for a year or two and repeat the exercise.

In 1963 during a train journey from Bangalore to Bombay (via.Poona), India, I was reading Dr. Radhakrishnan's Indian Philosophy. Upon noticing this an elderly gentleman admonished me to stop wasting time and go with something he called "the great Eee-u-clid's ideas". He then gave me one of the best lectures in Western Philosophy that I can remember. Euclid, he said, is far more than geometry. This was my introduction to Euclid other than High School geometry. This gentleman told me that he had written down each propositon and proof from volumes available at the goverment Public Library in Cubbon Park, Bangalore. He was a clerk at the library who had no formal education. Everytime I open the Elements I think of Mr. Gururaj. Such is the beauty and power of Euclid.

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MMI

Peaked my curiosity.

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2023

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For me, understood some of concepts, but "above my pay grade" as a whole.

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Chuy Reyes

Muy bien impreso y editado

Reviewed in Mexico on January 30, 2024

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Para ser un libro escrito hace más de 2000 años, la traducción, y la presentación son inmejorables

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Richard Hewko

excellent readabke translation of Euclid's works

Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2022

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This book is just what I need as a first course in Geometry

E Symphony

Excellent quality and print. I will buy again for my friends.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2023

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Wonderful and easy to understand lessons and exercises. I wish I could have bought it long time ago. A pleasure to read. A classic. 10 Star!

Ferraresi Stefano

Testo greco non c e

Reviewed in Italy on July 31, 2021

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Tutto bene. Avrei apprezzato anche il testo greco a fronte. Invece e’ solo inglese

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Akbar Raheem

One word: Perfect

Reviewed in India on June 4, 2021

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QUALITY:
Impressed with the print and paper quality which is necessary for a book that is collectible and requires multiple readings.
The size and dimensions are perfect for this edition considering how they condensed 13 volumes into one single book.

PRICE:
I got this book for Rs: 1,720/-, seems like a lot but considering the price on other editions and comparing the translations it's worth the price.

NITPICKING:
"Where is Euclid?"
"Right there."
"....but it's just his hand."

If there is one thing that slightly bothers me about this edition, it is that you can only see Euclid's hand tracing a shape with calipers but not his entire figure. The young man in blue robes is a pupil of Euclid, not Euclid himself. I included the original bottom right section from Raphel's masterpiece "The School of Athens". Maybe they intend to see yourself on the cover as the man in blue and Euclid is the book itself.
I know... I'm just nitpicking, but that's what you do when you love something so much. The good thing is that they included Raphael's painting and that is good enough.