About
- Euclid
- (n.) 300 BC, also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician and is often referred to as the Father of Mathematics. He was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (323 BC – 283 BC). His work Elements is the most successful textbook in the history of mathematics. In it, the principles of what is now called Euclidean geometry were deduced from a small set of axioms. Euclid also wrote works on perspective, conic sections, spherical geometry, number theory and rigor.
- Disciple
- (n.) A person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower.
