Book Review: The Foundations of Euclidean Geometry
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Foundations of Euclidean Constructive Geometry
Euclidean geometry, as presented by Euclid, consists of straightedge-andcompass constructions and rigorous reasoning about the results of those constructions. A consideration of the relation of the Euclidean “constructions” to “constructive mathematics” leads to the development of a first-order theory ECG of “Euclidean Constructive Geometry”, which can serve as an axiomatization of Euclid rathe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
سال: 1929
ISSN: 0002-9904
DOI: 10.1090/s0002-9904-1929-04820-1