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Euclid lived during the reign of Ptolemy I and wrote an work made comprised of 13 volumes called Elements. As ruler during his reign (323-283 BC), Ptolemy personally sponsored Euclid, but found his work to hard to comprehend. Once, when Ptolemy asked of Euclid if there was no shorter road to geometry than the Elements, he replied, "Sire, there is no royal road to geometry."
It is believed though not proven that Euclid may have studied at Plato's Academy in Greece.
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What did Euclid of Alexandria teach?
euclid taught mathmetics which is a fancy way of saying MATH! NOW CAN SOMEONE ELSE PLEASE ANSWER THIS, THIS IS FOR HPMEWORK
Who made cool math?
Euclid, with geometry!
Who was the first person to discover math?
Euclid
About education of Euclid of Alexandria?
He was said to have attened Ptolemy I at his newly founded school after studying at Platos university.
Who said that There is no royal way to learn geometry?
Euclid of Alexandria is credited with saying so to King Ptolemy I.
What is euclid education?
Euclid educated at Plato's Academy. He was there for several years until he left to teach at Ptolemy's newly established university.
What was Euclid's education?
He was educated at Plato's Academy where he stayed until he was invited to teach by Ptolemy I at his newly founded university
Who told king Ptolemy that ''there is no royal way to learn geometry?
Euclid
What did Euclid of Alexandria teach?
euclid taught mathmetics which is a fancy way of saying MATH! NOW CAN SOMEONE ELSE PLEASE ANSWER THIS, THIS IS FOR HPMEWORK
What did Euclid say to king ptolemy?
When Ptolemy I asked if there was a shorter path to learning geometry than Euclid's ElementsEuclid replied, "There is no royal road to geometry."
What did Euclid tell King Ptolemy regarding geometry?
When asked by King Ptolemy about an easier way to learn mathematics, it is claimed that Euclid told him that "There is no royal way to geometry".
Who told king ptolemy that there is no way to learn geometry?
Euclid is said to have told told King Ptolemy that.
Who told king ptolemy that is no royal way to learn geometry?
Euclid is said to have told told King Ptolemy that.
What century was Euclid born?
Euclid lived during the late third and early fourth centuries, BCE. He flourished during the reign of Ptolemy I.
What is euclid's contribution interms of math?
euclid division lemma a=bq+r
What is Euclid's math?
Mostly geometry
What anecdotes were there about Euclid?
Euclid, Pythagoras and a nun walk into a bar... No, I can't tell that one. How about Proclus telling a story that, when Ptolemy I asked if there was a shorter path to learning geometry than Euclid's Elements, "Euclid replied, 'There is no royal road to geometry.'"
