The Elements of Euclid

by simonsarrison 1/7/25, 9:41 PMwith 9 comments
by woolionon 1/8/25, 8:10 AM

Previous discussions

2023 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37550846

2018 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18697567

And another approach, Fancy Euclid's “Elements” in TeX

2019 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20019616

by lern_too_spelon 1/8/25, 2:26 AM

While Byrne's is beautiful, I prefer having the cross-references and additional analysis of http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/bookI/propI1.....

by thranceon 1/8/25, 12:47 AM

Nice project, but usage of the long s "Ĺż" makes this somewhat unpleasant to go through. Also it's a medieval character, Euclid didn't know of it, so is it purely to decorate the text? To make it feel more ancient?

by LordGronkon 1/8/25, 8:01 AM

I would love to someday see a version of this or a hardcopy of Byrne’s version but with the original greek text and a modern apparatus criticus.

by hawkspriteon 1/8/25, 1:43 AM

This is very beautiful. Your other projects are inspiring as well. Thank you so much for sharing.

by intalentiveon 1/8/25, 1:15 AM

Lovely site, thanks for sharing. Much nicer to look at than my beat up old Dover edition.