{"product_id":"b00cb2mlhu","title":"The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 1: Books 1-2","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis monumental work unlocks 2,500 years of mathematical wisdom! It's a treasure for scholars and a testament to the enduring legacy of Euclid’s genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 1 of the 3-volume set contains the complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements, plus a critical apparatus analyzing each definition, postulate, and proposition.  It covers textual and linguistic matters, mathematical analyses of Euclid's ideas, commentators, refutations, supports, extrapolations, reinterpretations, and historical notes. Vol. 1 includes Introduction, Books I and II of  Elements , lines, angles, intersections, etc.\u003cbr\u003e\nDeep Historical Context -  Gain an understanding of how Euclid's works influenced the evolution of mathematics across centuries.  Unabridged Text  - Includes the complete English text of all 13 books of  The Elements , and preserves accuracy with Sir Thomas Heath's faithful reproduction of the text established by Heiberg.  Critical Apparatus  - Detailed definitions, postulates, and propositions analyses, ensuring historical and mathematical clarity.  Extensive Historical Notes  - Comprehensive insights into classical, medieval, Renaissance, and modern interpretations of Euclid’s concepts.  Structured Volume Coverage:   Volume 1 includes a 151-page overview of Euclid's life, other works, Greek and Islamic commentators, and foundational ideas, plus books I and II of the Elements, straight lines, angles, intersection of lines, triangles, parallelograms, etc.  Volume 2:  Books III-IX: Circles, tangents, segments, figures described around and within circles, rations, proportions, magnitudes, polygons, prime numbers, products, plane and solid numbers, series of rations, etc.  Volume 3:  Books X to XIII: planes, solid angles, etc.; method of exhaustion in similar polygons within circles, pyramids, cones, cylinders, spheres, etc. Appendix: Books XIV, XV, sometimes ascribed to Euclid.  Definitive Resource  - A must-have for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of geometry, history, and mathematics.\u003cbr\u003e\n“The textbook that shall really replace Euclid has not yet been written and probably never will be.” — Encyclopaedia Britannica.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe timeless brilliance of geometry is revealed in this definitive edition.  The Thirteen Books of the Elements, Vol. 1  captures Euclid’s full legacy in an unabridged, meticulously detailed form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67924712194293,"sku":"YSL53804","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/61o9AcsUHfL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793673569","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b00cb2mlhu","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}