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Euclid, coloured woodcut, 1584. His Elements, a treatise on geometry and mathematics, is one of the most influential books ever written.
Euclidâs Phaenomena is an introduction to mathematical astronomy. It is considered part of a collection of works known as "the Little Astronomy," which also includes the Moving Sphere by Autolycus of Pitane.1