MA232A - Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry Dr. David R. Wilkins Survey of Editions of Euclid

Online Editions of Euclid

Translations, other than that of Sir Thomas L. Heath, of Euclid's Elements of Geometry based on the edition of Heiberg:―

Euclid's Elements of Geometry (Richard Fitzpatrick, University of Texas)

Sir Thomas L. Heath's translation of Euclid's Elements of Geometry based on the edition of Heiberg:―

Online scans at willbourhall.org:

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements - Introduction and Books I, II (Thomas L. Heath, 1908) (willbourhall.org)

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements - Books III―IX (Thomas L. Heath, 1908) (willbourhall.org)

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements - Books X―XIII and Appendix (Thomas L. Heath, 1908) (willbourhall.org)

Online scans at the Internet Archive:

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements - Introduction and Books I, II (Thomas L. Heath, 1908, Internet Archive)

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements - Books III―IX (Thomas L. Heath, 1908, Internet Archive)

The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements - Books X―XIII and Appendix (Thomas L. Heath, 1908, Internet Archive)

Euclid's Elements (David E. Joyce, Clark University)

Peyrard's edition of the works of Euclid

Peyrard's edition, from the early 19th century, is based on the Vatican manuscript of the Greek text, with translations into Latin and French.

Les Œuvres d'Euclide, volume 1 (Peyrard, 1814, Google Books)

Les Œuvres d'Euclide, volume 2 (Peyrard, 1816, Google Books)

English Language Translations of Euclid's Elements of Geometry preciding that of Sir Thomas L. Heath

These editions of Euclid's Elements of Geometry would be based on the Latin translation of Commandinus (1509-1575), the Basel editio princeps of the Greek text (1533), edited by Simon Grynæus (1493—1541), or the Oxford edition of 1703 edited by David Gregory (1659—1708).

Euclide's Elements (Isaac Barrow, translated 1714, Internet Archive)

Euclid's Elements of Geometry (John Keill, translated 1723 by Samuel Cunn, Internet Archive)

Euclid's Elements of Geometry (Edmund Stone, 1728, reprinted 1765, Google Books)

Euclid's Elements of Geometry, Vol 1 (James Williamson, 1781, Internet Archive)

The Elements of Euclid (Robert Simson, 1756, reprinted 1806, Internet Archive)

Elements of Geometry; containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with Two Books on the Geometry of Solids (John Playfair, 1795, Internet Archive)

The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid (Dionysius Lardner, 1855, 6th edition, 1838 in the Internet Archive or 10th edition, 1848, in Google Books)

The Elements of Euclid (Isaac Todhunter, 1869, Internet Archive)

The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid (John Casey, 1885, Project Gutenberg and Internet Archive)

Oliver Byrne's Edition of Euclid (math.ubc.ca)

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