Multiple editions of Euclid's Elements, from both our rare and circulating collections on exhibit in the Greenfield Library Nutt Room. Examine multiple versions of Proposition 47 from Book 1, in Greek, Arabic, Latin, French and English. How are ideas transmitted through time? For Euclid’s Elements, the process of conveying Euclid’s geometry from the 4th century B.C. to the modern day was not a straightforward procedure. The Elements underwent numerous translations, changes, and transformations before we could read and discuss it. Through the Greenfield Library’s Euclid editions, we can trace both the physical and intellectual transmission of Euclid’s ideas as they were passed down from generation to generation - considering how different editors both preserved Euclid's original work and shaped our understanding of it. We invite you to visit during the library’s regular opening hours to review these different versions of Prop. 47. See operating hours: Greenfield Library Hours and Staff Contact Info