Euclid:Proposition/XIV/6

Proposition

In the words of Hypsicles of Alexandria:

As the surface of the dodecahedron is to the surface of the icosahedron, so is the side of the cube to the side of the icosahedron.

(The Elements: Book $\text{XIV}$: Proposition $6$)

Sources

• 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 3 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): The Contents of the So-Called Book $\text{XIV}$. By Hypsicles