A couple of years ago, a small publisher called Kroncker Wallis issued a handsome, minimalist take on Isaac Newton’s Principia. Now, the publisher is embarking on its next project: Euclid’s Elements.
One of the world’s most influential math texts is getting a beautiful, minimalist edition
Now on Kickstarter
Now on Kickstarter
Image: Kronecker Wallis
The publisher is using Kickstarter to fund this new edition. Euclid’s Elements is a mathematical text written by Greek mathematician Euclid around 300 BCE and has been called one of the most influential textbooks ever produced. The treatise contains 13 separate books, covering everything from plane geometry, the Pythagorean theorem, golden ratio, prime numbers, and quite a bit more. The books helped to influence scientists such as Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, and Sir Isaac Newton. In 1847, an English mathematician named Oliver Byrne re-wrote the first six books of Euclid’s Elements, taking its concepts and illustrating them.
The publisher explains that this is an attempt to complete Byrne’s work. It is working with a group of mathematicians and academics to illustrate all thirteen books in the style of Byrne’s original book in a beautiful, minimalist edition.
The team is looking to raise $136,411 (as of now, it’s raised just shy of $70,000 of that,) with delivery of the final edition coming in December 2018. Backers can grab the book at an early bird price for around $141, or can both Euclid’s Elements and Newton’s Principia for around $188.
Image: Kroncker Wallis
Image: Kroncker Wallis
Image: Kroncker Wallis
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