Talk:Advanced modular arithmetic theory

Question

Linas wrote in the article:

The first encyclopedia entry on modular arithmetic was written by Euclid, in Book 7 of Euclid's Elements.

Now, was it encyclopedia what Euclid wrote? The Euclid's elements page says it was a mathematical treatise, aka, an Abramowitz and Stegun before its time. Oleg Alexandrov 22:11, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)