Euclid:Proposition/VIII/16

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

If a square number do not measure a square number, neither will the side measure the side; and, if the side do not measure the side, neither will the square measure the square.

(The Elements: Book $\text{VIII}$: )


Sources

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