📚 1 Books mentioned in "Exploring the Euclid Mission with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Jason Rhodes" of StarTalk Radio
Podcast: StarTalk Radio
Episode: Exploring the Euclid Mission with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Jason Rhodes
Published on October 5, 2023
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Elements
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He wrote a textbook on geometry, you know, 2,000 years ago, that was still in use up to a couple hundred years ago. He was an amazing scientist who really founded the field of geometry.
In discussing the origin of the name of the Euclid mission, Neil deGrasse Tyson highlights a textbook on geometry written by Euclid over 2000 years ago. This influential book remained significant in the study of geometry for many centuries, establishing the foundational principles of the field.