Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 4

1.

Anghel-Saligny Bridge(Image) Authoring Organization: Let’s Talk Science

This image provided us with an example of Euclid’s work in triangles in society and architecture.

(Anghel-Saligny Bridge [Photograph]. Let's Talk Science.


https://letstalkscience.ca/sites/default/files/2020-08/anghel-saligny_bridge.png)

2. Bridges: Flying Links Help Bring Communities Together(Image) Author: George Olson

By seeing this image, we were provided by an example of Euclid’s work in arcs and circles in society and
architecture.

(Olson, G. (2012). [Image of a Arc Support Bridge],


https://gannett-cdn.com/authoring/2012/04/08/NPOH/ghows-SO-86bd26ea-81e7-44f9-b9be-
3fb44618cbea-f198af34.jpeg?width=450&height=337&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)

3. Colosseum(Image) Author: The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica

From this image, we were provided by another prominent structure that shows Euclid’s impact in all of
history.

(Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2022, Colosseum[Image], https://cdn.britannica.com/36/162636-


050-932C5D49/Colosseum-Rome-Italy.jpg?w=300&h=300)

4. Democritus (Website) Sponsoring Organization: Stanford University

We used this secondary source on Democritus to better understand Democritus and his theories on
cones.

(Democritus, 1/7/2023, Stanford University, 1/7/2022, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/democritus/?


adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=4D0BDD31652B4AA19331C82D8997C88B#6)

5. Democritus-Timeline of Mathematics(Article/Timeline) Authoring Organization: Mathigon

By reading this secondary source, we were better able to understand the time of Euclid and his
contribution towards geometry in the form of theories on circle-based 3-dimensional shapes.

(Democritus-Timeline of Mathematics, Mathigon, 1/7/2022, https://mathigon.org/timeline/democritus?


adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=541CFDE649894F19B059614256AA3AF4)

6. Euclid(Article) Author: N.S Palmer

Using this article, we were able to deduce the Euclid’s work was made up of proving other philosophers’
theorems in a systematic manner.

(Palmer, N.S, 10/23/2015, Euclid, 12/12/2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/Euclid/?


adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=98722535DF4349A6B1C9EBA817B42D8A)
7. Euclid of Alexandria – Timeline of Mathematics (Timeline/Article) Authoring Organization:
Mathigon

From this article/timeline, we were able to learn about Euclid’s time and his impact on the society of his
age.

(Mathigon, Euclid of Alexandria – Timeline of Mathematics, 12/12/2022,


https://mathigon.org/timeline/euclid?
adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=167A53BD817E43638CA2F9B8727767D6)

8. Euclid’s Axioms (Article) Authoring Organization: Mathigon

This article informed us about the 5 Axioms of geometry, or the basic and foundational statements of all
theorems, which Euclid developed.

(Euclid's Axioms, 2022, Mathigon, 12/23/2022,


https://mathigon.org/course/euclidean-geometry/axioms#euclid)

9. Euclid- Biography, Contributions, Geometry, and Facts – Britannica(Image) Authors: The Editors
of Encyclopedia Britannica

This image provided us with an estimation of how Euclid might have looked like and how he might have
lived.

(2012). Euclid [Photograph]. Britannica Encyclopedia. https://cdn.britannica.com/46/8446-050-


BC92B998/Euclid-woodcut-1584.jpg

10. Euclid's Elements, Book 12, Proposition 18 Author: David E. Joyce

From this article, we learned about Euclid’s work with circle-related 3-dimensional objects.

(Joyce, David E., Euclid's Elements, Book 12, Proposition 18, 1997, Accessed 12/23/2022,
https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/elements/bookXII/propXII18.html?
adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=6F37486BE8F7421BBA56F75BACD8D3AE)

11. Euclid’s Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem(Article/Lecture) Author: Katherine Lowe

With this speech, we understood the innovative and systematic technique of Euclid’s proofs.

(Lowe, Katherine (Central College), Who Was Euclid?, 6/29/2021, Accessed 12/5/2022,
https://central.edu/writing-anthology/2019/01/31/159/?
adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=D34E2BDA502846D68150BC14A7667C97)
12. How Euclid Once Ruled the World(Article) Author: Judith Grabiner

By reading this article, we learned more about Euclid’s approach to proofs and theorems, which was
systematic.

(Grabiner, Judith, How Eucid Once Ruled The World, 5/9/2016, Accessed 1/3/2022,
https://plus.maths.org/content/how-euclid-once-rules-world)

13. Pythagorean Theorem(Article) Authors: The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica

While gathering information from this article, I learned the history of the Pythagorean theorem, which
Euclid did extensive proofing on.

(The Editors of Encyclopedia Britttaniccca, 3/10/2005, Pythagorean Theorem,


11/09/2022, https://www.britannica.com/science/Pythagorean-theorem/additional-
info#history)3/10/2005, Pythagorean Theorem, 11/09/2022,
https://www.britannica.com/science/Pythagorean-theorem/additional-info#history)

14. The Elements (Textbook) Author: Euclid

This primary source, which was the actual text of The Elements, which provided us with Euclid’s actual
words and work.

(Euclid, 300 B.C, The Elements, https://farside.ph.utexas.edu/books/Euclid/Elements.pdf)

15. The Pythagorean Theorem: The Way of Truth (Article) Author: Eric D. Bernholc

Eric D. Bernholc states that Pythagoras made a consistent theorem for the properties of the sides of
right angles called the Pythagorean Theorem.

(Bernholc, Eric D., 2/22/2021, The Pythagorean Theorem: The Way of Truth, 1/7/2022,
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/213/the-pythagorean-theorem-the-way-of-truth/?
adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=6F509699B09F4CE5B9F83A6EC3FB1053)

16. The Windmill (Image) Author: Central University

An important part of understanding the qualities of Euclid’s proofs was shown in this picture.

(2021). The Windmill [Photograph].


https://central.edu/writing-anthology/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/02/18WritingAnthology-21-
268x300.png)
17. rueWho was Euclid?(Article) Author: Benjamin Wardaugh

In this article, we were able to understand that details about Euclid are very sparsely distributed, but
that his textbook The Elements had such a great impact that he was made a historical figure.

(Wardhaugh, Benjamin (Princeton University), 6/29/2021, Who Was Euclid?, 12/5/2022,


https://press.princeton.edu/ideas/who-was-euclid?
adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=D554C2F992FF417CB071DC19D37BDB2D )

18. Description: The page of the Windmill proof(Image) Author: Euclid

This primary source showed Euclid’s actual drawings and work in his textbook, The Elements.

(Euclid, The Windmill, 300 B.C, https://farside.ph.utexas.edu/books/Euclid/Elements.pdf )

19. Description: A page of The Elements Author: Euclid

This primary source showed us the actual text of The Elements, which gave us a better understanding of
Euclid and The Elements’s histories.

(Euclid, The Elements, https://farside.ph.utexas.edu/books/Euclid/Elements.pdf )

20. Description: Image of The Elements of Euclid Author: Oliver Byrne

From viewing and analyzing this primary source, we were able to see the impact of The Elements, for it
was adapted in many ways to make it more accessible.

(Byrne, Oliver The Elements of Euclid, 1847,Accessed 1/7/2023,


https://bp3.blogger.com/_3J3Qb2mJQ4A/RwE_whM6KLI/AAAAAAAABDM/qtCptlBc2j4/s640/byrne1.gif)

You might also like