# jemmybutton/byrne-euclid

MetaPost + TeX rendition of Oliver Byrne's "The first six books of the Elements of Euclid"

Repository: https://github.com/jemmybutton/byrne-euclid
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/byrne-euclid
Language: TeX
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: geometry, book, euclid, byrne, metapost, tex
Last push: 2026-07-05T20:01:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3527, "days_push": 59, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1310, forks 124 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:19.875558+00:00)

## What it is
A MetaPost + TeX rendition of Oliver Byrne's 1847 color-illustrated edition of the first six books of Euclid's Elements. It provides a LaTeX package for creating Byrne-style geometric proofs and diagrams, plus the full book source in English and Russian.

## Use cases
- typeset Byrne-style geometric proofs
- reproduce Euclid's Elements with colorful diagrams
- create similarly styled geometric illustrations in LaTeX
- build a printable PDF of Byrne's Euclid
- generate decorative initials and vignettes with MetaPost

## When to choose
- you want to typeset Euclidean geometry in Byrne's visual style
- you need a customizable LaTeX package for colorful geometric diagrams
- you want to study or remix a classic of mathematical typography

## When to avoid
- you need an exact facsimile of the original 1847 book
- you need a general-purpose diagram tool outside Byrne's style
- you want a ready-made ebook reader rather than TeX sources

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, documentation, templating
- domain: mathematics, education, graphics, documentation
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: metapost, latex, geometry, euclid, typography, book-typesetting, diagrams

## Member repositories
- jemmybutton/byrne-euclid (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.875558+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:49:55.663254+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jemmybutton/byrne-euclid (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.875558+00:00, sha 2b9f08b71a44)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.