Euclid: The Thirteen Books of Elements, Vol. 3, Books 10-13
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Euclid: The Thirteen Books of Elements, Vol. 3, Books 10-13

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V**.

Excellent book in stereometry

Now if you permit me to say that Euclid's ideas from so long ago are still being used in the understanding of how subatomic (elementary) particles work together to form the matter we see around us. This volume and Volume 3 are part of that elementary understanding of how muons and prions and other elementary particles work in the 3-D world we live in. One has to love how things work in space. Not bad for an old philosopher with brilliant ideas.

J**A

Required reading

This was the book that got me into mathematics. After years of being afraid of the subject, I did a little digging and decided to start here, at the very beginning. I was hooked. I went through the books, proof by proof, constantly being amazed at what I was learning, and how easy it was for me to comprehend. From these books I was able to springboard into many other areas of mathematics, but I owe it all to Euclid. T.L. Heath's translation is quite perfect, and his explanations of the proofs and the historical background he provides make him the absolute authority on the subject. This is the best translation out there, hands down.

G**N

This is for a specific collector

Prior to buying this and its companions, I had hoped to have a book, or set of volumes, presenting the Euclidian proofs. This set is an exhaustive discussion of the subject with far too much ancillary detail. It is not a handy reference work for Euclidian geometry, unless you are teaching the subject and can productively benefit from such detail. Finding the actual proofs is a challenge as they occupy a minor portion of each segment. Rather like buying a Cat tractor when you really wanted a quality shovel. If one wants to impress their friends with titles in their library, buy this set. If you want something to read and digest that you have the probability of reading past the prologue, check other titles.

J**N

Arcane, Obscure, and totally fascinating

I have been enjoying the first book of this three book series and will not get to the third volume until late spring. but upon skimming through some of the 3rd volume it also does not seem to me that it would appeal to most people. It appears difficult to wade through and I would not recommend it for anyone but math historians or someone who would like a traditional perspective on the development of solid geometry in the third century BCE. I have an interest in Electrical Engineering, and for me this provided insights into the development of Maxwell's Equations. But I maybe making obscure connections.

F**W

Too bad almost no one reads Euclid's Elements these days

Vol 3 of one of the most important books in Western civilization. Too bad almost no one reads Euclid's Elements these days, except at Great Books colleges. It is much more than geometry and even if it weren't, it would still be a great book.

B**W

The essence of ALL fundamental reasoning distilled into three very ...

The essence of ALL fundamental reasoning distilled into three very affordable and faithful translations...I would think giving it five stars would be an understatement, but that's as much as I can do! Definitely a must for, well, everyone.

S**2

Five Stars

A must if you love Geometry!

A**R

I enjoyed it all the same

This is a well known book and so it requires no reviewing. I enjoyed it all the same.

T**H

Arrived on time, and works as advertised

Arrived on time, and is as advertised.an added bonus in this addition is the inclusion of the original 'literal' translation, as will as a more modern version.

J**W

Four Stars

Good for reference.

A**T

Five Stars

Classic

D**S

Bello ma inutilizzabile

Anche essendo fluente in inglese, questo libro è inutilizzabile per un qualunque corso di studi che comprenda la geometria euclidea.Non discuto la traduzione, non discuto il contenuto di per se (Euclide è sempre Euclide) ma il libro è del 1956 e la distanza, in termini di esposizione, di diagrammi, di esempi, dalla didattica attuale è abissale.A mio avviso questo libro troverebbe migliore collocazione in una sezione "Storia della Matematica".

G**I

Perche leggere Euclide? Peché leggerlo in Inglese?

Euclide ha molto da insegnare a chi di mestiere insegna (in particolare, matematica)!Come ex-insegnante di matematica mi sono convinto che un modo davvero eccellente di insegnare a condurre una dimostrazione sia quello di fornire modelli adeguati di dimostrazione. Modelli che, ovviamente, uno studente può trovare da sé in qualsiasi libro di testo. Eppure, la chiarezza di Euclide ha qualcosa di insostituibile dal punto di vista didattico: il suo modo di condurre le dimostrazioni risulta sistematicamente il più convincente e intuitivo.Si obietterà che anche in Euclide si possono rinvenire - scavando adeguatamente - incongruenze e aporie: ma sono di livello generalmente molto profondo e generalmente solo alla portata di uno spirito davvero molto critico. D'altra parte, porre uno studente in grado di costruire una dimostrazione 'euclidea', è anche più di quanto uno studio elementare della matematica possa sperare di ottenere. E, se mi è concesso un piccolo suggerimento didattico: mettete uno studente qualsiasi a contatto con la prima dimostrazione degli 'Elementi' - "costruire un triangolo equilatero su un segmento dato" - e studiatene le reazioni!!! Provare per credere!...Ma perché un insegnante dovrebbe avere interesse a leggerlo in Inglese? Qui la ragione è più riposta. In sostanza, perché tutte le traduzioni italiane suonano inevitabilmente antiche' per una certa tradizione filologia che inchioda un po' la nostra lingua in traduzione ad una certa tradizione lessicografica e fraseologica. Al di là dei paroloni: in inglese - e nella traduzione di Heath - Euclide suona alquanto più familiare e - oserei dire - pragmatico! Anche qui: provare per credere!...

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