Career
Euclid was known as the ‘father of geometry’ for a reason. He discovered the subject and gave it its value, making it one of the most complex forms of mathematics at the time. After moving to Alexandria, Euclid spent most of his time at the Alexandria library, like many other eminent scholars who spent their time there wisely. The museum was built by Ptolemy, which was central to literature, arts and sciences. It was here that Euclid began developing geometrical ideas, arithmetic’s, theories and irrational numbers into a section called “geometry”. He began developing his theorems and collated it into a colossal treatise called ‘The Elements’. During the course of his vaguely known career, he developed 13 editions to the ‘Elements’ that covered a wide spectrum of subjects ranging from axioms and statements to solid geometry and algorithm concepts. Along with stating these various theories, he began backing these ideas with methods and logical proof that would approve of the statements produced by Euclid.
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