Elementary Synthetic Geometry of the Point, Line and Circle in the PlaneElementary Synthetic Geometry of the Point, Line and Circle in the Plane by Nathan Fellowes Dupuis, first published in 1889, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... common plane are taken as the geometric elements of Plane Geometry , and any one of these or any combination of them is defined as a geometric plane figure . Thus a triangle is not the three - cornered portion of the plane inclosed ...
... common plane are taken as the geometric elements of Plane Geometry , and any one of these or any combination of them is defined as a geometric plane figure . Thus a triangle is not the three - cornered portion of the plane inclosed ...
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... common word , or it may introduce some technical term to be used in a particular sense . Some terms , such as space , straight , direction , etc. , which express elementary ideas cannot be defined . 2o . Def .-- A Theorem is the formal ...
... common word , or it may introduce some technical term to be used in a particular sense . Some terms , such as space , straight , direction , etc. , which express elementary ideas cannot be defined . 2o . Def .-- A Theorem is the formal ...
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... common to all the parts of the line , the line is straight . The word " direction " is not in itself definable , and when applied to a line in the absolute it is not intelligible . But every person knows what is meant by such ...
... common to all the parts of the line , the line is straight . The word " direction " is not in itself definable , and when applied to a line in the absolute it is not intelligible . But every person knows what is meant by such ...
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... common example of a curve is a circle or portion of a circle . Henceforward , the word " line , " unless otherwise qualified , will mean a straight line . Its 16 ° . The “ rule " or " straight - edge " is a strip of wood , metal , or ...
... common example of a curve is a circle or portion of a circle . Henceforward , the word " line , " unless otherwise qualified , will mean a straight line . Its 16 ° . The “ rule " or " straight - edge " is a strip of wood , metal , or ...
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... , which , from Cor . 2 , is impossible . Cor . 4. Another statement of Cor . 2 is - Two lines which have two points in common coincide and form virtually but one line . 25 ° . Axiom . - A straight line is IO SYNTHETIC GEOMETRY .
... , which , from Cor . 2 , is impossible . Cor . 4. Another statement of Cor . 2 is - Two lines which have two points in common coincide and form virtually but one line . 25 ° . Axiom . - A straight line is IO SYNTHETIC GEOMETRY .
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ABCD algebraic altitude becomes bisects c.p.-circles centre of similitude centre-line chord of contact circles touch circumcircle co-axal coincide collinear concurrent concurrent lines concyclic congruent corresponding cut the circle denote diagonals diameter divided double points end-points equal angles equianharmonic equilateral triangle excircles external bisector fixed point geometric given circles given line given point harmonic range Hence hexagram homographic homologous hypothenuse incircle internal angles inverse points isosceles joins LAOB LAPB line-segment locus median middle point nine-points circle opposite sides orthogonally pair parallel parallelogram passes pencil perpendicular perspective plane point of contact point of intersection polar reciprocal Proof quadrangle radical axis radii radius rectangle regular polygon right angle right bisector rotation secant similar Similarly square straight angle symbol tangent theorem Theorem.-The three circles transversal vertex vertices
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Page 176 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 183 - The sides of a triangle are proportional to the sines of the opposite angles.
Page 260 - Three lines are in harmonical proportion, when the first is to the third, as the difference between the first and second, is to the difference between the second and third ; and the second is called a harmonic mean between the first and third. The expression 'harmonical proportion...
Page 19 - Every circumference of a. circle, whether the circle be large or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds.
Page 77 - J_ to the given line. .'. the construction gives the perpendicular to a given line at a given point in the line.
Page 122 - And conversely, if the square on one side of a triangle is equal to the Bum of the squares on the other two sides, the angle contained by these two sides is a right angle.
Page 124 - The difference of the squares of two sides of a triangle is equal to the difference of the squares of the segments made by the altitude upon the third side.