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Euclid

Euclid

Euclid, coloured woodcut, 1584. His Elements, a treatise on geometry and...

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mathematicians of the Greco-Roman world

mathematicians of the Greco-Roman world

This map spans a millennium of prominent Greco-Roman mathematicians, from Thales...

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Euclid's Windmill proof

Euclid's Windmill proof

Euclid's Windmill proof.

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Platonic solids

Platonic solids

The Platonic solids—the only geometric solids whose faces are composed of regular,...

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