Elementary Synthetic Geometry: Of the Point, Line and Circle in the PlaneExcerpt from Elementary Synthetic Geometry: Of the Point, Line and Circle in the Plane The present work is a result of the Author's experience in teaching Geometry to Junior Classes in the University for a series of years. It is not an edition of "Euclid's Elements," and has in fact little relation to that celebrated ancient work except in the subject matter. The work differs also from the majority of modern treatises on Geometry in several respects. The point, the line, and the curve lying in a 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 within its sides, but the combination of the three points and three lines forming what are usually termed its vertices and its sides and sides produced. 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. |