[Avodah] The Chanukah Musings of a Mathematician

[Dov Bloom]

>The GRA wrote the sefer Ayil Meshulash. According to friend of mine ...this is the only sefer of his that was published during his lifetime. 
>The sefer deals with standard geometry, analytic geometry, solid geometry ... In the parts that I have looked at, I saw no derivation of any of the concepts from Torah sources. ... He gives no Torah sources. If all of this can be gained from traditional Torah study, then why didn't he present the mathematics from this standpoint? 

The GR"A wrote a sefer on Hebrew Grammar known as Dikduk Eliyahu. It is all based on psukim, and not stuctured like a "normal" grammar book. This unusual style and structure for a grammar book was because the GR"A wanted the learning of Hebrew Grammar to be a kiyum of Talmud Torah.  He accomplished this by quoting explaining and utilizing psukim continually.

My guess is that he did not find it possible to do this with math, but was able to do so with Hebrew Grammar.