http://bill.thomlex.com/taxonomy/term/70/0 en http://bill.thomlex.com/node/113 <p> <img class="imgright" src="http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cass/Euclid/papyrus/thamedium.jpg" alt="" /> This fragment of papyrus is one of the oldest and most complete diagrams from Euclid&#39;s <em>Elements of Geometry</em>. It was found among the remarkable rubbish piles of Oxyrhynchus in 1896-97 and is now located at the University of Pennsylvania. The site has detail on the meaning of the papyrus.</p> <p><a href="http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cass/Euclid/papyrus/papyrus.html">Link</a></p> http://bill.thomlex.com/node/113#comment Euclid Geometry Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:01:00 -0500 bill 113 at http://bill.thomlex.com