Byrne's edition of Euclid | Digital Math Archive - 0 views
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Juan José López on 06 Sep 17An unusual and attractive edition of Euclid was published in 1847 in England, edited by a mathematician named Oliver Byrne. It covers the first 6 books of Euclid's Elements of Geometry. What distinguishes Byrne's edition is that he attempts to present Euclid's proofs in terms of pictures, using as little text - and in particular as few labels - as possible. What makes the book especially striking is his use of colour. Incidentally, at the time of its publication the first 6 books, which are the ones concerrned with plane geometry, made up the basic mathematics curriculum for many students.