Elements of geometry : containing the first six books of Euclid, with a supplement on the quadrature of the circle, and the geometry of solids : to which are added, Elements of plane and spherical geometry (1826)
Playfair, John, 1748-1819, Euclid · Philadelphia : Marot & Walter · leaf 129
at is, into parts that shall have thesame ratios to one another which the parts of the dividedgiven straight line have. Let AB be the straight line given to he divided, and AC the dividedline; it is required to divide AB similarly to AC. Let AC be divided into the points D, E ; and let AB, AC be… … OF GEOMETRY. BOOK VI. 1^
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