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 66
se the points A, C are in the cir-cumference of the circle ABC, the straightline AC must be within (2. 3.) the same cir-cle, which is absurd; therefore one circlecannot touch another on the outside in morethan one point: and it has been shown thatthey cannot touch on the inside in morepoints than… … * See Note.
Mathematics, Greek · Geometry · Trigonometry
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