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title: Fragment of Euclid's Elements
author: Jitse Niesen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1280/fragment-of-euclids-elements/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Fragment of Euclid's Elements
_Authored by Jitse Niesen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1280.jpg)
## Image Caption
A fragment of the second book of the Elements of [Euclid](https://www.worldhistory.org/Euclid/) in [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/), discovered in 1897 at Oxyrhynchus, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Niesen, J. (2013, June 13). Fragment of Euclid's Elements. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Niesen, Jitse. "Fragment of Euclid's Elements." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 13, 2013. .
### MLA
Niesen, Jitse. "Fragment of Euclid's Elements." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Jun 2013, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/P._Oxy._I_29.jpg) by [**Jitse Niesen**](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/P._Oxy._I_29.jpg). Submitted by [Cristian Violatti](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/violatti/ "User Page: Cristian Violatti"), published on 13 June 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.