Definition:Euclid's Definitions - Book II
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Euclid's Definitions: Book $\text{II}$
These definitions appear at the start of Book $\text{II}$ of Euclid's The Elements.
- Any rectangular parallelogram is said to be contained by the two straight lines containing the right angle.
- And in any parallelogrammic area let any one whatever of the parallelograms about its diameter with the two complements be called a gnomon.
Sources
- 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 1 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{II}$. Definitions