This is an instruction manual that lasted about 2000 years. Euclid is plain fun. Yes, you have to pause and work it out, but there is a great satisfaction in "getting it." His problems ("propositions") are intriguing, and his solutions elegant and clear. If you want to do them yourself on a blank sheet, all you need is a straight edge for the lines, and a compass for the circles.
(Herb Roselle - bwl 103 Winter 2022 ) |
