Augustus De Morgan in: Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biology and Mythology, (London, 1902), Article, “Eucleides.” Reported in Moritz (1914) : Euclid’s Elements compared with Newton's Principia
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The sacred writings excepted, no Greek has been so much read and so variously translated as Euclid.
— Augustus on Euclid’s Elements
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About Augustus
Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14), born Gaius Octavius, was the adopted son of Julius Caesar and the first Roman Emperor. He also became a pontiff and later Pontifex Maximus.
About Augustus
Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14), born Gaius Octavius, was the adopted son of Julius Caesar and the first Roman Emperor. He also became a pontiff and later Pontifex Maximus.
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