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A Short History of Greek Mathematics - Page 194
by James Gow - 1884 - 323 pages
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Nature, Volume 32

Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1885 - 790 pages
...geometry with Euclid, when he had learnt the first proposition, inquired ' What do I get by learning these things ? ' So Euclid called his slave, and said : ' Give him threepence. since he must make a gain out of what he learns.' " Many such boys there are, even in this nineteenth century, who are...
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Nature, Volume 43

Science - 1891 - 902 pages
..." Lives of the Professors of Gresham College." position inquired, "What do I get by learning these things ? " So Euclid called his slave and said, " Give him threepence, since he must gain out of what he learns." I have said enough perhaps to indicate how the two tendencies of modern...
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Nature, Volume 43

Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1891 - 780 pages
..." Lives of the Professors of Gresham College." position inquired, "What do I get by learning these things ?" So Euclid called his slave and said," Give him threepence, since he must gain out of what he learns." I have said enough perhaps to indicate how the two tendencies of modern...
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A History of Mathematics

Florian Cajori - Mathematics - 1893 - 478 pages
...with Euclid, when he had learnt the first proposition, inquired, ' What do I get by learning these things ? ' So Euclid called his slave and said, '...must make gain out of what he learns.' " These are about all the personal details preserved" by Greek writers. Syrian and Arabian writers claim to know...
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The Inland Educator: A Journal for the Progressive Teacher, Volumes 5-6

Education - 1897 - 880 pages
...with Euclid, when he had learnt the first proposition, inquired, ' What do I get by learning these things? ' So Euclid called his slave and said, 'Give him threepence since he must make gain out^of what he learns.' " -—•3H— The modern high-school teacher marks with delight Euclid's mild...
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A History of Elementary Mathematics: With Hints on Methods of Teaching

Florian Cajori - Mathematics - 1896 - 324 pages
...with Euclid, when he had learned the first proposition, inquired, ' What do I get by learning those things ? ' So Euclid called his slave and said, ' Give him threepence, since he must gain out of what he learns.' " Not much more than what is given in these extracts do we know concerning...
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A History of Elementary Mathematics

Florian Cajori - Mathematics - 1898 - 512 pages
...with Euclid, when he had learnt the first proposition, inquired, ' What do I get by learning these things ? ' So Euclid called his slave and said, '...must make gain out of what he learns.' " These are about all the personal details preserved by Greek writers. Syrian and Arabian writers claim to know...
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School Science and Mathematics, Volume 7

Education - 1879 - 944 pages
...first proposition in geometry and asked: "What do I get by learning these things?" Euclid called a slave and said, "Give him threepence, since he must make gain out of what he learns." Professor Hudson has said, "To pursue an intellectual study because it pays indicates a sordid spirit,...
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School Science and Mathematics, Volume 7

Education - 1907 - 880 pages
...first proposition in geometry and asked : "What do I get by learning these things?" Euclid called a slave and said, "Give him threepence, since he must make gain out of what he learns." Professor Hudson has said, "To pursue an intellectual study because it pays indicates a sordid spirit,...
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Introduction and books 1,2

Euclid - Mathematics, Greek - 1908 - 550 pages
...he had learnt the first theorem, asked Euclid, ' But what shall 1 get by learning these things ? ' Euclid called his slave , and said ' Give him threepence, since he must make gain out of what he learns.'" In the middle ages most translators and editors spoke of Euclid as Euclid of Megara. This description...
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