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Euclid Cleared of Every Flaw

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Also known as: “Euclides ab Omni Naevo Vindicatus”

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In mathematics: Foundations of geometry
…ab Omni Naevo Vindicatus (“Euclid Cleared of Every Flaw”). This was an important work of synthesis in which he provided a complete analysis of the problem of parallels in terms of Omar Khayyam’s quadrilateral (see the figure). Using the Euclidean assumption that straight lines do not enclose an area,…
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