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It's an old book: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Title_page_of_Sir_Henry_Billingsley%27s_first_English_version_of_Euclid%27s_Elements%2C_1
by itishappy 3y ago
It's an old book:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Title_page_of_Sir_Henry_Billingsley%27s_first_English_version_of_Euclid%27s_Elements%2C_1570_%28560x900%29.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Title_pa...
- gota 3y agoI know it's an old book. I have several copies in multiple languages a couple of meters from where I'm sitting. None of them have colored designs or interactive elements, so I really struggle to understand your point
- steppi 3y agoOliver Byrne’s 1847 edition of the elements did have colored designs [0]. This website features a digitization of Byrne’s book and defaults to the text as it appears in the original. [0] https://maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematical-treasures-oliver-byrnes-euclid https://maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematical-t...
- itishappy 3y ago> None of them have colored designs or interactive elements Euclid didn't include interactivity? Seems like a bit of an oversight. Anyway, that wasn't the question. Check out the S's on that cover.