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The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements, Vol. 1: Translated from the Text of Heiberg, with Introduction and Commentary; Introduction and Books I, II (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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As in the case of the other great mathematicians of Greece, Sb in Euclid's case, we have only the most meagre particulars of the life and personality of the man.
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