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In the original work , as well as in the translations of Dr. Brewster and Professor Farrar , the propositions are not enunciated in general terms , but with reference to , and by the aid of , the particular diagrams used for the ...
In the original work , as well as in the translations of Dr. Brewster and Professor Farrar , the propositions are not enunciated in general terms , but with reference to , and by the aid of , the particular diagrams used for the ...
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Besides the alterations in the enunciation of the propositions , others of considerable importance have also been made in the present edition . The proposition in Book V. , which proves that a polygon and circle may be made to coincide ...
Besides the alterations in the enunciation of the propositions , others of considerable importance have also been made in the present edition . The proposition in Book V. , which proves that a polygon and circle may be made to coincide ...
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An axiom is a self - evident proposition . ... The common name , proposition , is applied indifferently , to theorems , problems , and lemmas . A corollary is an obvious consequence , deduced from one or several propositions .
An axiom is a self - evident proposition . ... The common name , proposition , is applied indifferently , to theorems , problems , and lemmas . A corollary is an obvious consequence , deduced from one or several propositions .
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PROPOSITION I. THEOREM . If one straight line meet another straight line , the sum of the two adjacent angles will be equal to two right angles . E Let the straight line DC meet the straight line AB at C , then will the angle ACD + the ...
PROPOSITION I. THEOREM . If one straight line meet another straight line , the sum of the two adjacent angles will be equal to two right angles . E Let the straight line DC meet the straight line AB at C , then will the angle ACD + the ...
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メ PROPOSITION III . THEOREM . If a straight line meet two other straight lines at a common point , making the sum of the two adjacent angles equal to two right angles , the two straight lines which are met , will form one and the same ...
メ PROPOSITION III . THEOREM . If a straight line meet two other straight lines at a common point , making the sum of the two adjacent angles equal to two right angles , the two straight lines which are met , will form one and the same ...
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