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Euclid (/ˈ juː k l ɪ d Ancient Greek : Εὐκλείδης Eukleidēs ),fl. 300 BC, kent asEuclid o Alexandria an aw, wis aGreek mathematician , eften referred tae as the "Faither o Geometry". He wis active inAlexandria durin the reign oPtolemy I (323–283 BC). HisElements history o mathematics , servin as the main textbeuk for teachinmathematics (especiallygeometry ) frae the time o its publication till the late 19t or early 20t century.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Elements , Euclid deduced the principles o whit is nou criedEuclidean geometry frae a smaa set oaxioms . Euclid wrote wirks onperspective ,conic sections ,spherical geometry ,nummer theory anrigor an aw.
"Euclid" is the anglicized version o theGreek nameΕὐκλείδης , meanin "Guid Glory".[ 4]
