The elements of Euclid : viz, the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth : the errors, by which Theon, or others, have long ago vitiated these books, are corrected, and some of Euclid's demonstrations are restored : also, The book of Euclid's data, in like manner corrected (1834)
Euclid, Euclid, Simson, Robert, 1687-1768 · Philadelphia : Desilver & Thomas · leaf 247
AB, shall be equal to AC, orBD. If EF be not equal to AC, one of them must be greaterthan the other; let AC be the greater; then, because FE isless than CA, the straight line CFD is nearer to the straight lineAB at the point F than at the point C,that is, CF comes nearer to AB fromthe point C to F:… … BOOK I. NOTES. 245
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