Euclid's Elements of Geometry

Posted on Wed, 2006-03-22 12:01
Euclid | Geometry

This fragment of papyrus is one of the oldest and most complete diagrams from Euclid's Elements of Geometry. 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.

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