Blog > euclid
![](https://www.byhandandeye.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_4521.jpg)
Numbers Versus True
Geometry is a mysterious bird. The ancient geometers thought it mysterious because its secrets were like jewels that fell from the heavens. Though it’s the earliest form of…
![](https://www.byhandandeye.com/wp-content/uploads/MG_2522.jpg)
A look through Euclid’s Door
Our book Euclid's Door went off to the printer this week. It's a step by step guide to building a set of layout and design tools that were…
![](https://www.byhandandeye.com/wp-content/uploads/hexagoned-597x740.jpg)
Hexagoned!
We (and our kids) have all been inoculated with enough Geometry during middle school to "know" the Pythagorean theorem. You know, the one that enables us to rattle…
![](https://www.byhandandeye.com/wp-content/uploads/Masons-Medal-740x603.jpg)
Plumbing a Masonic Medal Mystery
Amongst this collection of Masonic "Past-Master's Jewels" medals, two show a representation of the pythagorean theorem. It is reported that its presence on the owner's medal indicates…
![](https://www.byhandandeye.com/wp-content/uploads/log-ends-1.jpg)
More Thales
Say you have a bunch of logs that you want to turn into beams...big beams...beams so big that you basically want to turn the round log into the…
![](https://www.byhandandeye.com/wp-content/uploads/Thales.jpg)
Thales Theorem Proof
Thales of Miletus In one of the recent posts we showed you how to get a right angle out of a circle, thanks to this guy. A…
![](https://www.byhandandeye.com/wp-content/uploads/nattesspractical00leclrich_0038-740x279.jpg)
Euclid wearing work boots
Jim Tolpin and I both entered into this "Language of the Artisans" through different side doors. We each wandered about in amazement before we even realized the enormity…