Elements
mathematical treatise by Euclid
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Summary
Elements is a written work[1]. Elements ranks in the top 1% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,909 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Euclid[3]
- Instance of: reference work[4]
- Genre: treatise[5]
- Commons category: Elements of Euclid[6]
- Language of work or name: Ancient Greek[7]
- Has part(s): Elements Book 1[8], Elements Book 2[9], Elements Book 3[10], Elements Book 4[11], Elements Book 5[12], Elements Book 6[13], Elements Book 7[14], Elements Book 8[15], Elements Book 9[16], Elements Book 10[17], Elements Book 11[18], Elements Book 12[19], Elements Book 13[20]
- Inception: 300 BC[21]
- Has edition or translation: The Elements of Euclid for the Use of Schools and Colleges[22], Tutte le opere[23], Euclide Megarense philosopho: solo introduttore delle scientie mathematice[24], The Elements of Euclid, viz. the first sixs books, together with eleventh and twelfh[25], Eukleidovy základy[26], Los Elementos[27], Q130424799[28], Euclidii Elementi[29], Kitāb taḥrīr uṣūl lʼwqlydws[30], Q136868819[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Elements of Euclid[32]
- Main subject: Euclidean geometry[33], mathematics[34]
- Work available at URL: http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/Books/Euclid/Elements.pdf[35], http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cass/Euclid/byrne.html[36], https://archive.org/details/06057518.cn[37], https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:13079270$1i[38], https://www.claymath.org/euclid/index[39]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[40]
- Topic has template: Q22798906[41]
- Title: Στοιχεῖα[42]
- After a work by: Hippocrates of Chios[43], Eudoxus of Cnidus[44], Archytas[45], Theaetetus[46]
- Different from: Element[47]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[48]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[49]
- Copyright status: public domain[50]
Why It Matters
Elements has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Elements is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]