The concept of existence and the role of constructions in Euclid's \textit{Elements}

DOI10.1007/s004070200053zbMath1031.01004OpenAlexW2052002021MaRDI QIDQ1862870

Orna Harari

Publication date: 27 February 2004

Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004070200053

zbMATH Keywords

AristotleEuclidancient metamathematics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20)

Related Items (9)

From Practical to Pure Geometry and Back ⋮ Uses of construction in problems and theorems in Euclid's \textit{Elements} I--VI ⋮ On the relationship between geometric objects and figures in Euclidean geometry ⋮ Rethinking geometrical exactness ⋮ Between music and geometry: a proposal for the early intended application of Euclid’s Elements Book X ⋮ The debate between Peletier and Clavius on superposition ⋮ Greek Mathematics in English: The Work of Sir Thomas L. Heath (1861–1940) ⋮ Generosity: no doubt, but at times excessive and delusive ⋮ The role of geometrical construction in Theodosius's \textit{Spherics}

This page was built for publication: The concept of existence and the role of constructions in Euclid's \textit{Elements}