Created equal: Euclid’s Postulates 1-4
The etymology of the term “postulate” suggests that Euclid’s axioms were once questioned. Indeed, the drawing of lines and circles can be regarded as depending on motion, which is supposedly proved impossible by Zeno’s paradoxes.
Opinionated History of Mathematics
December 10, 202041m 0s
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The etymology of the term “postulate” suggests that Euclid’s axioms were once questioned. Indeed, the drawing of lines and circles can be regarded as depending on motion, which is supposedly proved impossible by Zeno’s paradoxes. Although whether these postulates correspond to ruler and compass or not is debatable, especially since Euclid seems to restrict himself … <a href="https://intellectualmathematics.com/blog/created-equal-euclids-postulates-1-4/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Created equal: Euclid’s Postulates 1-4</span></a>