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1. Euclid

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   Euclid (c. 325 BCE – c. 265 BCE) was a prominent Greek mathematician active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter. He is often referred to as the "Father of Geometry" due to his monumental work, Elements , which established the axiomatic method and served as the foundational text for mathematical study for over two millennia. His systematic approach…

2. Greek Mathematics

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   Euclid and the Synthesis of Classical Geometry
   Euclid of Alexandria ($\text{c.} \ 300 \ \text{BCE}$) codified centuries of geometric knowledge in his monumental work, Elements/). This text established the axiomatic method, starting from a small set of definitions, postulates (axioms)/) concerning physical relations, and common notions, from which all subsequent theorems were rigorously derived.
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