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Euclid's Elements form one of the most beautiful and influential works of science in the history of humankind - influenced the exact sciences
[[Image:Hgfru5.jpg|right|thumb|Justus van Ghent's depiction of Euclid. No likeness or description of Euclid's physical appearance made during his lifetime survives.]]
[[Image:Hgfru5.jpg|right|thumb|Justus van Ghent's depiction of Euclid. No likeness or description of Euclid's physical appearance made during his lifetime survives.]]
'''Euclid''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] mathematician who lived 325-365 B.C. in [[Hellenistic]] [[Alexandria]]. He was the father of [[geometry]] and wrote the ''[[Elements]]'' which is considered to be one of the most successful mathematics textbooks ever. Euclid's Elements focuses mainly on [[geometry]] but also has a small amount of number theory dealing with [[prime number|prime numbers]] and even [[perfect number|perfect numbers]].
'''Euclid''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] mathematician who lived 325-365 B.C. in [[Hellenistic]] [[Alexandria]]. He was the father of [[geometry]] and wrote the ''[[Elements]]'' which is considered to be one of the most successful mathematics textbooks ever. Euclid's Elements focuses mainly on [[geometry]] but also has a small amount of number theory dealing with [[prime number|prime numbers]] and even [[perfect number|perfect numbers]].
{{quotation|Euclid's ''Elements'' form one of the most beautiful and influential works of [[science]] in the history of [[humankind]]. Its beauty lies in its [[logic]]al development of geometry and other branches of mathematics. It has influenced all branches of science but none so much as mathematics and the [[exact sciences]].}}
== Other Works ==
== Other Works ==