Euclid

Father of Geometry; Elements (300 BC) — 13 books of 465 theorems that shaped mathematics for 2,000 years

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Elements (300 BC): 13 books starting from 5 postulates; 465 theorems proved rigorously
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Euclidean geometry: the geometry of flat surfaces; studied by all students worldwide for 2,300 years
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Also proved the infinitude of primes — one of the earliest proofs in mathematics

🔢 Did you know? "There is no royal road to geometry" — Euclid's reply when the Egyptian king Ptolemy asked if there was a shortcut to learning geometry

Euclid

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