The Geometry Of The Circle And Mathematics As Applied To Geometry By Mathematicians

The geometry of the circle and mathematics as applied to geometry by mathematicians, shewn to be a mockery, delusion, and a snare. Letter

The Geometry of the Circle and Mathematics as Applied to Geometry by Mathematicians, Shewn to Be a Mockery, Delusion, and a Snare

Excerpt from The Geometry of the Circle and Mathematics as Applied to Geometry by Mathematicians, Shewn to Be a Mockery, Delusion, and a Snare: Letter to G. G. Stokes I assume that you are a Geometer. If so, you may have mastered every proposition of Euclid, without having acquired even so much knowledge of Arithmetic, as to be master of the Multiplication Table. But, if you are a Mathematician, you will know that, we cannot apply Mathematics to pure Geometry, without the aid of "that indispensable instrument of science, Arithmetic," upon which all Mathematics are founded. In the geometrical figure in the margin, A B C D is a square on the radius of the circle; and, A C E F is a square on A C, a diagonal of the square A B C D, by construction. It is not only axiomatic, but self-evident, that A C E F is an inscribed square, and G B H K circumscribing square to the circle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Euclid's Elements

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