A new look at Euclid's second proposition (Q1317510)
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A new look at Euclid's second proposition (English)
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17 March 1994
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Euclid's second proposition is as follows: from a given point to draw a straight line equal to a given straight line. Since Euclid's time, his treatment of this proposition has received a great deal of criticism. The author of the present paper argues that these criticism are ill-founded, and that Euclid's treatment is beyond reproach.
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Euclid's second proposition
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