Euclid:Proposition/III/15
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Proposition
In the words of Euclid:
- Of straight lines in a circle the diameter is greatest, and of the rest the nearer to the center is always greater than the more remote.
(The Elements: Book $\text{III}$: Proposition $15$)
Sources
- 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{III}$. Propositions