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 60
... half the line bifected , and of the fquare of the line made up of the half and the part pro- duced . Let the ftraight line AB be bifected in C , and produced to the point D ; the fquares of AD , DB are double of the fquares of AC , CD ...
... half the line bifected , and of the fquare of the line made up of the half and the part pro- duced . Let the ftraight line AB be bifected in C , and produced to the point D ; the fquares of AD , DB are double of the fquares of AC , CD ...
Page 61
... half a right angle , DBG is alfof half a right angle , for they are vertically oppo- f 15. 1 . fite ; but BDG is a right angle , because it is equal to the al- c 29. I. ternate angle DCE ; therefore the remaining angle DGB is half a ...
... half a right angle , DBG is alfof half a right angle , for they are vertically oppo- f 15. 1 . fite ; but BDG is a right angle , because it is equal to the al- c 29. I. ternate angle DCE ; therefore the remaining angle DGB is half a ...
Page 90
... half of the angle BGC , and the angle at D half of the an- gle EHF : Therefore the angle at A is equal to the angle at D. Wherefore , in equal circles , & c . Q. E. D. PROP . Book III : PROP . XXVIII THEOR . N equal 90 THE ELEMENTS.
... half of the angle BGC , and the angle at D half of the an- gle EHF : Therefore the angle at A is equal to the angle at D. Wherefore , in equal circles , & c . Q. E. D. PROP . Book III : PROP . XXVIII THEOR . N equal 90 THE ELEMENTS.
Page 109
... half of AD , and AF the half of AB , AE is equal to AF ; wherefore the fides opposite to these are equal , viz . FG to GE ; in the fame manner , it may be demon- ftrated that GH , GK are each of them equal to FG or GE ; therefore the ...
... half of AD , and AF the half of AB , AE is equal to AF ; wherefore the fides opposite to these are equal , viz . FG to GE ; in the fame manner , it may be demon- ftrated that GH , GK are each of them equal to FG or GE ; therefore the ...
Page 115
... half of the angle BCD , and CDF the half of CDE ; the angle FCD is equal to FDC ; wherefore the fide A F E CF is equal to the fide FD : In like manner it may be demon- b 6. 8 . ftrated that FB , FA , FE are each of them equal to FC or ...
... half of the angle BCD , and CDF the half of CDE ; the angle FCD is equal to FDC ; wherefore the fide A F E CF is equal to the fide FD : In like manner it may be demon- b 6. 8 . ftrated that FB , FA , FE are each of them equal to FC or ...
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alfo alſo angle ABC angle BAC bafe baſe BC is equal BC is given becauſe the angle bifected Book XI cafe circle ABCD circumference cone confequently cylinder defcribed demonftrated diameter drawn equal angles equiangular equimultiples Euclid excefs faid fame manner fame multiple fame ratio fame reafon fecond fegment fhall fhewn fide BC fimilar firft firſt folid angle fome fore fphere fquare of AC ftraight line AB given angle given ftraight line given in fpecies given in magnitude given in pofition given magnitude given ratio gnomon greater join lefs likewife line BC oppofite parallel parallelepipeds parallelogram perpendicular polygon prifm propofition proportionals pyramid Q. E. D. PROP rectangle contained rectilineal figure right angles thefe THEOR theſe triangle ABC vertex wherefore
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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.