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Comparing angles in Euclid's Elements

Published 2 Apr 2024 in math.HO | (2404.02272v1)

Abstract: The exposition in Euclid's Elements contains an obvious gap (seemingly unnoticed by most commentators): he often compares not just angles, but groups of angles, and at the same time he avoids summing angles (and considering angles greater than $\pi$), and does not say what such a comparison of groups could mean. We discuss the problem and suggest a possible interpretation that could make Euclid's exposition consistent.

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