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The first six books of the Elements of Euclid, in which coloured diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters .. (1847)

Euclid, Byrne, Oliver · London, W. Pickering · leaf 118

An illustration from The first six books of the Elements of Euclid, in which coloured diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters .., 1847, leaf 118 — j and fince from a point A, which is not the centre, ftraight lines are drawn to the circumference; the greateft is ^—■•■», which paffes through the centre : and —«~— which is nearer to »«~«? r~ ——— which is more remote (B. 3. pr. 8.); but = (hyp-) which is abfurd. The fame may be demonftrated of… … NE circle I ) cannot interfe£i another rv J in more points than two. For, if it be poflible, let it interfedt in three points ;from the centre of I J draw O to the points of interferon ; (B. i. def. 15.), but as the circles interfec~t, they have not the famecentre (B. 3. pr. 5.): .*. the affumed…

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