Definition:Euclid's Definitions - Book XI/23 - Base of Cylinder

Definition

In the words of Euclid:

And the bases are the circles described by the two sides opposite to one another which are carried round.

(The Elements: Book $\text{XI}$: Definition $23$)

Sources

• 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 3 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{XI}$. Definitions