Byrne’s Euclid

The First Six Books of The Elements of Euclid With 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

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Books.

  1. Proposition 47 figure
    Book I. Basic plane geometry
  2. Proposition 7 figure
    Book II. Geometric algebra
  3. Proposition 21 figure 1
    Book III. Circles and angles
  4. Proposition 4 figure
    Book IV. Regular polygons
  5. Proposition 24 figure
    Book V. Ratios and proportions
  6. Proposition 3 figure
    Book VI. Geometric proportions

About the project.

Learn about Byrne’s original publication and how this site was made including design, typography, and more.

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How it was made

Posters.

Decorate your walls with a colorful detailed poster of every geometric illustration from Oliver Byrne’s colorful 1847 edition of Euclid’s Elements.

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Puzzles.

Challenge yourself or someone else to assemble a puzzle of every geometric illustration.

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