Byrne's Euclid

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A digital reproduction of Oliver Byrne's 1847 colorful edition of Euclid's Elements, featuring interactive diagrams, posters, and puzzles.

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# Byrne's Euclid Source: [https://www.c82.net/euclid/](https://www.c82.net/euclid/) The First Six Books ofThe Elements of EuclidWith Coloured Diagrams and Symbols A reproduction of Oliver Byrne’s celebrated work from 1847 plus interactive diagrams, cross references, and posters designed by Nicholas Rougeux [Explore](https://www.c82.net/euclid/#books) ## About the project\. Learn about Byrne’s original publication and how this site was made including design, typography, and more\. [Learn more](https://www.c82.net/euclid/about) [How it was made](https://www.c82.net/blog/?id=79) [https://www.c82.net/euclid/about](https://www.c82.net/euclid/about) ## Posters\. Decorate your walls with a colorful detailed poster of every geometric illustration from Oliver Byrne’s colorful 1847 edition of Euclid’sElements\. [See the poster](https://www.c82.net/euclid/posters) [https://www.c82.net/euclid/posters](https://www.c82.net/euclid/posters) ## Puzzles\. Challenge yourself or someone else to assemble a puzzle of every geometric illustration\. [See the puzzle »](https://www.c82.net/euclid/puzzles) [https://www.c82.net/euclid/puzzles](https://www.c82.net/euclid/puzzles)

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