Euclid is best known for his work titled Elements, a thirteen-volume textbook on the principles of mathematics. They include treatises on plane geometry (a branch of geometry dealing with plane figures), proportion (the relationship among parts), Astronomy (the study of stars, planets, and heavenly bodies), and music. Although no one knows if all of the work in Elements was Euclid's or if he compiled the mathematical knowledge of his colleagues, the work formed an important part of mathematics for 2,000 years. It constituted the simplest of all geometry definitions, theorems and axioms which could be understood by all. Although the definitions, axioms and theorems were very easy, they were very important for the daily use of mathematics.
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Euclid is best known for his work titled Elements, a thirteen-volume textbook on the principles of mathematics. They include treatises on plane geometry (a branch of geometry dealing with plane figures), proportion (the relationship among parts), astronomy (the study of stars, planets, and heavenly bodies), and music. Although no one knows if all of the work in Elements was Euclid's or if he compiled the mathematical knowledge of his colleagues, the work formed an important part of mathematics for 2,000 years. It constituted the simplest of all geometry definitions, theorems and axioms which could be understood by all. Although the definitions, axioms and theorems were very easy, they were very important for the daily use of mathematics.
he was known as the greatest mathmetician
Pythagoras and Euclid were best known for their work in mathematics.
Euclid is thought to have been born in Greece and educated in Athens.
Elements
The formal study of geometry has been attributed to Euclid, who lived in Alexandria about 300 BC, but he also drew upon earlier works.