The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, Volume 01 (of 11)Hobbes, Thomas
Philosophy
The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, Volume 01 (of 11)
Hobbes, Thomas
Philosophy, English -- 17th century
Let A C and A D be drawn. Seeing, therefore, the angles C E D and C B D
together taken are equal to twice the angle C A D (as has been
demonstrated in the 5th article); and the angle C A D twice taken is
quadruple to the angle C E D; the angles C E D and C B D together taken
will also be equal to the angle C E D four times taken; and therefore if
the angle C E D be taken away on both sides, there will remain the angle
C B D on one side, equal to the angle C E D thrice taken on the other
side; which was to be demonstrated.
Coroll. Therefore a point being given within a circle, there may be
drawn two lines from it to the circumference, so as their reflected
lines may meet in the circumference. For it is but trisecting the angle
C B D, which how it may be done shall be shown in the following chapter.
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[Illustration:
_Vol. 1. Lat. & Eng._
C. XIX.
_Fig. 1-10_
]
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CHAPTER XX.
OF THE DIMENSION OF A CIRCLE, AND THE
DIVISION OF ANGLES OR ARCHES.
1. The dimension of a circle never determined in numbers by Archimedes
and others.—2. The first attempt for the finding out of the
dimension of a circle by lines.—3. The second attempt for the
finding out of the dimension of a circle from the consideration of
the nature of crookedness.—4. The third attempt; and some things
propounded to be further searched into.—5. The equation of the
spiral of Archimedes with a strait line.—6. Of the analysis of
geometricians by the powers of lines.
[Sidenote: The dimension of a circle never determined in numbers by
Archimedes and others.]
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