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Euclid

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The Elements and the geometrical tradition developed and commented upon by later scholars.

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1001 Inventions

Edited by Salim T. S. al-Hassani

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Printed p. 22 PDF p. 25Reading page

“…writings of ancient thinkers like Brah magupta, Aristotle, Euclid, Ptolemy, and Hippocrates into Arabic to allow debate and development of mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, medicine, and engineering. It was a golden age of thought,…”

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Printed p. 54 PDF p. 57Reading page

“…cone, is not formed of discrete rays as Euclid had said, but appeared as a volume, in three dimensions, of continuous radiations. Sixteenth-century Italian physician and mathematician Geronimo Cardano said Al-Kindi was "one…”

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Printed p. 55 PDF p. 58Reading page

“…the first to combine the "mathematical" approach of Euclid and Ptolemy with the "physical" principle favored by natural philosophers. Ibn al-Haytham said, "The knowledge of optics demands a combination of physical and mathematical…”

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Printed p. 73 PDF p. 76Reading page

“…eek texts- Ari stotle, Pla to, Hi ppocrates, Euclid, Pythagoras and others- the schol ars accu mul ated the greatest col lec tion of kno wle dg e in the wor ld, and…”

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Printed p. 96 PDF p. 99Reading page

“…Greek s, who took a keen interest, and Euclid spent a lot of time on it in the Element s. For most avid mathematicians, their starting point into geometry is through Euclid's monumental…”

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Printed p. 313 PDF p. 316Biographical entry

“…the Mus lim plan, using the barbican design. Euclid (325-265 B.CE. ); Alexandria, Egypt; Gr eek mathematician. Al-Farabi, Abu Nasr (870-950), also known as Alpharabius; near Farab, Khazakhstan, but flourished and worked in…”

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Research note: Referenced mainly as an intellectual predecessor.

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