The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 1, Introduction and Books I, II

First published in 1926, this book contains the first volume of a three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements.

Thomas L. Heath (Author)

9781107480421, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 12 February 2015

446 pages
23.3 x 19 x 2.3 cm, 0.83 kg

After studying both classics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940) used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics, both popular and academic. First published in 1926 as the second edition of a 1908 original, this book contains the first volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books One and Two. This detailed text will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek geometry and the history of mathematics.

Introduction: 1. Euclid and the traditions about him
2. Euclid's other works
3. Greek commentators other than Proclus
4. Proclus and his sources
5. The text
6. The scholia
7. Euclid in Arabia
8. Principal translations and editions
9. On the nature of elements
The Elements: Book I: Definitions, postulates, common notions
Notes on definitions etc.
Propositions
Book II: Definitions
Note on geometrical algebra
Propositions
Excursus I. Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans
Excursus II. Popular names for Euclidean propositions
Greek index to vol. 1
English index to vol. 1.

Subject Areas: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]