《几何原本》翻译的时间断限问题一直众说纷纭,莫衷一是,而主要原因在于对《几何原本》的成书背景与过程认识上有分歧。《几何原本》的成书过程,包含了中国士人对于西方数学知识的了解和利玛窦传教路线的确定等问题。徐光启、利玛窦译《几何原本》的不同版次和研究专著的数量分析表明:该书的版本流传激起了时人和后人对中国传统数学的反省和深入研究,影响极为深远。 The main reason for the problem of the time limit of the translation of the “geometric original” has been divided and divided. The main reason is that there are disagreements on the background and process of the original “geometry”. The process of making the original “geometry” includes the Chinese scholars’ knowledge of western mathematics and the establishment of Matteo Ricci’s missionary line. The quantitative analysis of different versions and research monographs of “original geometry” by Xu Guangqi and Ricci shows that the circulation of the book has aroused the introspection and in-depth study of the Chinese traditional mathematics by the current and future generations and has a far-reaching impact.