The Overshadowing of Euclid’s Geometry by Legendre’s Géométrie in the Modern Greek Education

Nikos Kastanis
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Nikos Kastanis: Department of Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

A chapter in Exploring Mathematical Analysis, Approximation Theory, and Optimization, 2023, pp 143-160 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Euclid’s Elements is an important heritage of the Neo-Hellenic civilization. Despite this fact Euclid is very difficult to be found in the Greek mathematics education as it was developing after the liberation from the Ottoman Empire.

Keywords: Teaching mathematics; Modern Greece; School geometry; Euclid; Legendre (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46487-4_9

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