Image:Woman teaching geometry.jpg

Summary

Detail of a scene in the bowl of the letter 'P' with a woman with a set-square and dividers; using a compass to measure distances on a diagram. In her left hand she holds a square, an implement for testing or drawing right angles. She is watched by a group of students. In the Middle Ages, it is unusual to see women represented as teachers, in particular when the students appear to be monks. She may be the personification of Geometry.

• Illustration at the beginning of Euclid's Elementa, in the translation attributed to Adelard of Bath.
• Date: 1309 - 1316
• Location: France (Paris).

Copyright: The British Library.

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• second version adapted from http://prodigi.bl.uk/illcat/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=2756

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This image was selected as a picture of the day for June 20, 2006. It was captioned as followed: English: Woman teaching geometry, from Euclid's Elements. Deutsch: Die Geometrie unterrichtet ihre Schüler. Illustration aus einer Pariser Handschrift von Euklids Elementen aus dem frühen 14. Jh. Français : Enluminure montrant un cours de géométrie (dans les années 1300). Español: Profesora de geometría. العربية: إمرأة تدري الهندسة، من عناصرِ إقليديس Dansk: En kvinde som underviser i geometri, fra Euklids "Elementer" (illustration fra 1300-tallet) Deutsch: Die Geometrie unterrichtet ihre Schüler. Illustration aus einer Pariser Handschrift von Euklids Elementen aus dem frühen 14. Jh. English: Woman teaching geometry, from Euclid's Elements. Español: Profesora de geometría. Eesti: Naine õpetamas geomeetriat, teosest "Eukleidese Elemendid". Français : Enluminure montrant un cours de géométrie (dans les années 1300). Galego: Muller aprendéndolle xeometría os seus alumnos. Ilustración dun manuscrito dos Elementos de Euclides Magyar : Egy hölgy, talán maga a megszemélyesített geometria, tanít. Euklidész Elemek című műve egyik 14. századi párizsi kéziratának illusztrációja Italiano: Una donna insegna geometria. Tratta dagli Elementi di Euclide 日本語: 女性が 幾何学を教えているようす　　 ユークリッド原論から 한국어: 중세 프랑스에서 발간된 원론에 그려져 있는, 기하학을 가르치는 여성의 그림 ‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: En kvinne som lærer bort geometri, fra Euklids Elementene Nederlands: Vrouwen doceren geometrie, uit Elementen van Euclides ‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Ei kvinne som lærer bort geometri, frå Euklids Elementene Polski: Kobieta ucząca geometrii - miniatura z XIV-wiecznego wydania Elementów Euklidesa Português: Professora de Geometria. Русский: Женщина обучает детей геометрии. Иллюстрация из парижской рукописи Евклидовых « Начал», начало XIV века. Slovenčina: Žena vyučujúca geometriu, z Euklidovych Prvkov. Svenska: En kvinna som undervisar gemometri, från Euklides Elementa (1300-talet). 简体中文: 13世纪的图画，一位女人应用 欧几里德的 几何原理教授 几何学。 繁體中文: 一位女人應用 歐幾里德的幾何原理教授 幾何學。

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