| William Thomas Brande, George William Cox - 1867 - 1090 pagina’s
...assumed, or taken for granted. Euclid has constructed his Elements on the three following postulates: 1. That a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. 2. That a terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. 3. That a circle... | |
| Euclid, Isaac Todhunter - 1867 - 424 pagina’s
...certainly be convenient if this restriction were universally adopted.] POSTULATES. Let it be granted, 1. That a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point : 2. That a terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line : 3. And that... | |
| William Thomas Brande, George William Cox - 1867 - 1090 pagina’s
...assumed, or taken for granted. Euclid lias constructed his Elements on the three following postulates: 1. That a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. 2. That a terminated straight lino may be produced to any length in a straight line. 3. That a circle... | |
| Robert Potts - 1868 - 434 pagina’s
...parallel: and the diameter, or the diagonal is the straight liue joining two of its opposite angles. POSTULATES. I. LET it be granted that a straight line...may be drawn from any one point to any other point. IL That a terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. m. AXIOMS. I.... | |
| James Smith - 1870 - 634 pagina’s
...that his first problem (Prop. I, Book 1) should be based upon the simplest of the postulates, viz. : " Let it be granted, that a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point" Thus, Euclid begins by showing us how to construct an equilateral triangle. There can be no doubt that... | |
| Euclides - 1871 - 136 pagina’s
...construction of figures and the properties of geometrical mag--tudes. POSTULATES. Let it be granted I. That a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. II. That a terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. III. That a circle... | |
| Elias Loomis - 1871 - 302 pagina’s
...which is contained an exact number of times in each of them. BOOK V PROBLEMS Postulates. 1 A a'.raight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. 2. A terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. 3. From the greater... | |
| Euclides, James Hamblin Smith - 1872 - 376 pagina’s
...construction of figures and the prqperties pf geometrical magnitudes. POSTULATES. Let it be granted I. That a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. II. That a terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. III. That a circle... | |
| Henry Major - 1873 - 588 pagina’s
...lines are such as are in the same plane, and which, being produced ever so far both ways, do not meet. POSTULATES. I. Let it be granted that a straight line...may be drawn from any one point to any other point. II. That a terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. III. That a circle... | |
| William Alexander Myers - 1873 - 238 pagina’s
...sin. A = ± VR 2 — cos. 2 A, And cos. A — ± VR 2 — sin. 2 A. POSTULATES. Let it be granted : 1. That a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. 2. That a terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. 3. And that a... | |
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