Variant A

31.200° N, 29.919° E · Alexandria · 300 BCE

33.345° N, 44.345° E · Baghdad · 800 CE

36.20° N, 36.16° E · Antioch · 1130

51.517° N, 0.097° W · London · 1570

39.90° N, 116.37° E · Beijing · 1606

Σημεῖόν ἐστιν, οὗ μέρος οὐθέν.

النقطة هي ما لا جزء له.

Punctum est, cuius pars nulla est.

A point is that which has no part.

點者，無分。

Euclid's first definition in the five languages that carried the Elements, at the city and year of each version.

Variant B

31.200° N, 29.919° E · Alexandria · 300 BCE33.345° N, 44.345° E · Baghdad · 800 CE36.20° N, 36.16° E · Antioch · 113051.517° N, 0.097° W · London · 157039.90° N, 116.37° E · Beijing · 1606

Σημεῖόν ἐστιν, οὗ μέρος οὐθέν.

النقطة هي ما لا جزء له.

Punctum est, cuius pars nulla est.

A point is that which has no part.

點者，無分。

Euclid's first definition in the order the Elements were translated, from Alexandria to Beijing.

Variant C

Σημεῖόν ἐστιν, οὗ μέρος οὐθέν.

31.200° N, 29.919° E · Alexandria · 300 BCE

النقطة هي ما لا جزء له.

33.345° N, 44.345° E · Baghdad · 800 CE

Punctum est, cuius pars nulla est.

36.20° N, 36.16° E · Antioch · 1130

A point is that which has no part.

51.517° N, 0.097° W · London · 1570

點者，無分。

39.90° N, 116.37° E · Beijing · 1606

Euclid's first definition, in the order the Elements travelled from Alexandria to Beijing. The figure steps through the languages until you pick one.

Variant D

Σημεῖόν ἐστιν, οὗ μέρος οὐθέν.

النقطة هي ما لا جزء له.

Punctum est, cuius pars nulla est.

A point is that which has no part.

點者，無分。

31.200° N, 29.919° E · Alexandria · 300 BCE

33.345° N, 44.345° E · Baghdad · 800 CE

36.20° N, 36.16° E · Antioch · 1130

51.517° N, 0.097° W · London · 1570

39.90° N, 116.37° E · Beijing · 1606

Euclid's first definition, in the order the Elements travelled from Alexandria to Beijing.