The Elements of Euclid, Viz: 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. the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth |
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Page 108
... square about a given circle . Tod Let ABCD be the given circle ; it is required to defcribe a fquare about it . B F A E D Draw two diameters AC , BD of the circle ABCD , at right angles to one another , and through the points A , B , C ...
... square about a given circle . Tod Let ABCD be the given circle ; it is required to defcribe a fquare about it . B F A E D Draw two diameters AC , BD of the circle ABCD , at right angles to one another , and through the points A , B , C ...
Page 109
... square . Let ABCD be the given fquare ; it is required to defcribe a circle about it . E Join AC , BD cutting one another in E ; and because DA is equal to AB , and AC common to the triangles DAC , BAC , the two fides DA , AC are equal ...
... square . Let ABCD be the given fquare ; it is required to defcribe a circle about it . E Join AC , BD cutting one another in E ; and because DA is equal to AB , and AC common to the triangles DAC , BAC , the two fides DA , AC are equal ...
Page 220
... square of AB above the square of LX ; therefore the fquare of AB is equal to the fquares of LX , XR . But the fquare ... AC ; the angle LRM is equal to the angle ABC . For the fame reason , the angle MRN is equal to the angle DEF , and ...
... square of AB above the square of LX ; therefore the fquare of AB is equal to the fquares of LX , XR . But the fquare ... AC ; the angle LRM is equal to the angle ABC . For the fame reason , the angle MRN is equal to the angle DEF , and ...
Page 357
... square equal to the circle ABCD , though it cannot be found geometrically ; and to the three recti- lineal figures , viz . the fquares of BD , FH , and the square ... AC which meet one an- " other , " & c . here the angles BAC , KHL are ...
... square equal to the circle ABCD , though it cannot be found geometrically ; and to the three recti- lineal figures , viz . the fquares of BD , FH , and the square ... AC which meet one an- " other , " & c . here the angles BAC , KHL are ...
Page 444
... AC given in magnitude , in the given angle ABC , and let AB , BC together be given ; each of the ftraight lines AB ... square of BA be the rectangle CB , BD ; take this from the fquare of BC , the remainder , which is a the rectangle BC , CD ...
... AC given in magnitude , in the given angle ABC , and let AB , BC together be given ; each of the ftraight lines AB ... square of BA be the rectangle CB , BD ; take this from the fquare of BC , the remainder , which is a the rectangle BC , CD ...
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Page 32 - If two triangles have two angles of the one equal to two angles of the other, each to each, and one side equal to one side, viz. either the sides adjacent to the equal...
Page 165 - D ; wherefore the remaining angle at C is equal to the remaining angle at F ; Therefore the triangle ABC is equiangular to the triangle DEF.
Page 170 - If two triangles have one angle of the one equal to one angle of the other and the sides about these equal angles proportional, the triangles are similar.
Page 10 - When several angles are at one point B, any ' one of them is expressed by three letters, of which ' the letter that is at the vertex of the angle, that is, at ' the point in which the straight lines that contain the ' angle meet one another, is put between the other two ' letters, and one of these two is...
Page 55 - If a straight line be divided into two equal parts, and also into two unequal parts; the rectangle contained by the unequal parts, together with the square of the line between the points of section, is equal to the square of half the line.
Page 32 - ... then shall the other sides be equal, each to each; and also the third angle of the one to the third angle of the other. Let ABC, DEF be two triangles which have the angles ABC, BCA equal to the angles DEF, EFD, viz.
Page 45 - To describe a parallelogram that shall be equal to a given triangle, and have one of its angles equal to a given rectilineal angle.
Page 211 - AB shall be at right angles to the plane CK. Let any plane DE pass through AB, and let CE be the common section of the planes DE, CK ; take any point F in CE, from which draw FG in the plane DE at right D angles to CE ; and because AB is , perpendicular to the plane CK, therefore it is also perpendicular to every straight line in that plane meeting it (3.
Page 38 - F, which is the common vertex of the triangles ; that is, together with four right angles. Therefore all the angles of the figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.
Page 304 - Thus, if B be the extremity of the line AB, or the common extremity of the two lines AB, KB, this extremity is called a point, and has no length : For if it have any, this length must either be part of the length of the line AB, or of the line KB.