The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive's biography of Euclid, covering the composition, structure and enormous historical influence of the Elements.
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PublisherMacTutor History of Mathematics, University of St Andrews
URLhttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Euclid/
Source Typeacademic biography
Reliability Tier2
A specialist academic history-of-mathematics reference maintained by the University of St Andrews, with named editorial contributors and continuous review, tier 2 throughout this atlas for mathematician biographies. Sources
Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)
This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Concepts, 11 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 connected, 3 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Disciplines, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
- Open Questions, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
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