Library News — Chinese and Portuguese Academicians shared the Value and Significance of the Incunabulum of Euclid’s Elements acquired by UM

圖書館消息 -- 中葡院士分享《幾何原本》搖籃本入藏澳大的價值和意義

In the afternoon of October 28, a sharing session titled “Mathematical Classics and Knowledge Dissemination: The Value and Significance of the Incunabulum of Euclid’s Elements” was held in the lecture hall of the Research Building (N21) of the University of Macau. Firstly, Prof. Rui Martins, Vice Rector (Global Affairs) of the University of Macau introduced how the 1491 edition of Euclid’s Elements  acquired by on the University of Macau Library and became one of the most precious rare books. Then, Prof. Tang Tao, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and president of Guangzhou Southern University, discussed the significance of collecting this book and the history of how the book Elements spread over China. Prof. José Francisco Rodrigues, academician of Academy of Sciences of Lisbon and professor of the University of Lisbon, gave detailed explanations and wonderful sharing on the historical background of the incunabulum and differences between the 1491 and the 1482 editions of the Elements. At the end, guest speakers answered questions raised by students and participants. This sharing session was conducted successfully through a combination of online and offline methods, with nearly a hundred teachers, students and librarians attended.

10月28日下午，在澳門大學科研大樓（N21）演講廳舉行了一場題為《數學經典與知識傅播:幾何原本搖籃本的價值和意義》的分享會。澳門大學馬許願副校長(全球事務)首先介紹了1491年版《幾何原本》入藏澳大圖書館並成為館藏古籍中最珍貴的藏品之一的經過。隨後，中國科學院院士、廣州南方學院校長湯濤教授就收藏本書的意義及幾何原本在中國傳播的歷史，以及葡萄牙里斯本科學院院士、里斯本大學教授Prof. José Francisco Rodrigues就搖籃本產生的歷史背景以及1491年版與1482年版《幾何原本》的區別分別作詳細的講解和精彩的分享，同時也回答了在場學生的提問，現場氣氛熱鬧。本次分享會以線上線下融合方式進行，近百位師生和圖書館員出席。