jan 1, 300 BC - Elements
Description:
In 300 BC Euclid writes a series of 13 books called Elements. The definitions, theorems, and proofs covered in the books became a model for formal reasoning. Elements was instrumental in the development of logic & modern science. It is the first documented work in Mathematics that used a series of numbered chunks to break down the solution to a problem.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 300 BC
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~ 2327 years ago