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 377
wn how to find an angle to which agiven angle has a given ratio, whichcannot be done by Euclids Elements, nor probably by any Geome-try known in his time. Therefore, in all the propositions of thisbook which depend upon this second, the above mentioned limita-tion must be understood, though it be… … NOTES ON EUCLID S DATA. 375 ral, by placing tliose which are more simple before those whichare more complex; and by placing together those which are ofthe same kind, some of which were mixed among others of a dif-ferent kind. Thus, prop. 12, in the Greek, is now made the 5th,and those which were…
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