Why construct?
Euclid spends a lot of time in the Elements constructing figures with his ubiquitous ruler and compass. Why did he think this was important? Why did he think this was better than a geometry that has only theorems and no constructions? In fact,
Opinionated History of Mathematics
January 20, 20211h 18m
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Euclid spends a lot of time in the Elements constructing figures with his ubiquitous ruler and compass. Why did he think this was important? Why did he think this was better than a geometry that has only theorems and no constructions? In fact, constructions protect geometry from foundational problems to which it would otherwise be … <a href="https://intellectualmathematics.com/blog/why-construct/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Why construct?</span></a>