History of Geometry

Good to know historical information about geometry

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Ancient Egyptians did not use geometry to measures areas of lands

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Giza pyramids in Egypt are a true manifestation of how geometry can be used for construction

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Babylonians, Chinese, Indians, and Romans all demonstrated the use of geometry in different practical applications

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Many scholars consider Euclid (330?–275? BCE) to be the greatest of the Greek mathematicians.

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Euclid put together concepts of geometry and numbers in a book called Elements, which was used as math reference for more than 2000 years

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