Who wrote the "Elements", often referred to as the most successful and influential textbook ever written?
Aristotle
Euclid
Pythagoras
Hippocrates
Euclid (fl. 300 BC), was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the "founder of geometry" or the "father of geometry". He was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (323–283 BC). His Elements is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics, serving as the main textbook for teaching mathematics (especially geometry) from the time of its publication until the late 19th or early 20th century.
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