Form and Clarity in Euclid's ›Elements‹.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gasser, Anna-Maria.

Series:

Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures Series

Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures Series ; v.15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euclid. Elements.

Euclid.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (486 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

STMAC aims to advance an inter-disciplinary and inclusive approach to the study of science in the ancient world, ranging from mathematics and physics, medicine and magic to astronomy, astrology, and divination and covering the Mediterranean world, the Near (Middle) East, and Central and East Asia. The series is open to different types of publications including monographs and edited volumes as well as text editions and commentaries.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of figures

1 Introduction

2 'Clarity' in the commentators of Euclid

3 Textual standardization in the propositions of Elements I

4 The standardization of lettered diagram and diagrammatization

5 The relation of form and clarity in the Elements

Bibliography

General index

Index locorum.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9783110670462

OCLC:

1440006322