Forgive the tangent, but this is the first time I've seen Euclid written with a "k".
In retrospect that seems like the more obvious Latinization. I wonder why Euclid is more common.
In retrospect that seems like the more obvious Latinization. I wonder why Euclid is more common.
If the Elements was discovered now, we'd probably favour a more direct transliteration of the Greek: Eukleidos.
The Germans keep a lot of the Greek K in names where in general the latinized version with an C is used by others.