Proved results about shape, space and curvature, from classical Euclidean theorems to modern differential and algebraic geometry. Belongs here: geometric theorems, classical or modern, such as the Pythagorean theorem or the Gauss-Bonnet theorem. Does not belong here: open geometric conjectures, still unproved, filed as conjectures instead.
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1. Wikipedia: Geometry
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Around 300 BC, geometry was revolutionized by Euclid, whose Elements, widely considered the most successful and influential textbook of all time, introduced mathematical rigor through the axiomatic method.
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