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English: Preface of Euclid's Elements by Xu Guangqi, photoed by User:Mountain, at Guangqi Park, Shanghai. The content of this Preface is written by Guangqi Xu who died at 1633, and the calligraphic work itself was also written by Guangqi Xu. Guangqi Xu was the first Chinese translator of Euclid's Elements with the help of Matteo Ricci.
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current01:02, 16 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 01:02, 16 December 20111,536 × 2,048 (442 KB)Rotatebot (talk | contribs)Bot: Image rotated by 90° (EXIF-Orientation set from 8 to 1, rotated 0°)
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