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How long does it take to read Elements?

Euclid

Elements by Euclid takes about 6 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 20 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1482. 345 pages, about 94,875 words.

13 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 10 hours 33 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 20 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 57 minutes

The page count is the median across 192 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The classic Heath translation, in a completely new layout with plenty of space and generous margins. An affordable but sturdy student and teacher sewn softcover edition in one volume, with minimal notes and a new index/glossar

Subjects: Fundamentos Da Geometria, Geometria Analitica, Mathematics, Geometria, Géométrie, Algebra

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