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On the relations between geometry and algebra in Gestrinius' edition of Euclid's Elements

Staffan Rodhe
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In 1637 the Swedish mathematician Martinus Erici Gestrinius contributed with a commented edition of Euclid's Elements. In this article we analyse the relationship between geometry and algebra in Gestrinius' Elements, as presented in Book II. Of particular interest are Propositions 4, 5, and 6, dealing with straight lines cut into equal and unequal parts, and the three kinds of quadratic equations Gestrinius associates to them. We argue that Gestrinius followed Clavius translation of the Elements, but was influenced by Ramus to include algebra. 
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hal-01349262 , version 1 (27-07-2016)

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Johanna Pejlare, Staffan Rodhe. On the relations between geometry and algebra in Gestrinius' edition of Euclid's Elements. History and Pedagogy of Mathematics, Jul 2016, Montpellier, France. ⟨hal-01349262⟩

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