Euclid is depicted in Raphael's fresco as standing
in the right foreground just below the steps. He is regarded as
the foremost mathematician of antiquity. He was born in Alexandria,
Egypt about 325 BC. He best known surviving treatise is the Elements
in 13 volumes which has survived as a cornerstone of mathematics
for centuries. Although it is not all original, it is a masterful
compilation of fundamental truths about numbers that is written
is a clear and concise manner. It has been published in more than
1,000 editions!
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