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On this page Harriot examines Proposition V from Supplementum geometriæ
(Viète 1593c, Prop . See also Add MS 6785, 134.
Propositio V.
Datis duabus lineis rectis, invenire inter easdem duas medias continue,
Given two straight lines, to find two mean proportionals between ]
Propositio V.
Datis duabus lineis rectis, invenire inter easdem duas medias continue,
Given two straight lines, to find two mean proportionals between ]
In 5am Supplementi. De medias proportionales inter
[Translation: From the 5th proposition of the Supplement. On two mean proportionals between given ]
[Translation: From the 5th proposition of the Supplement. On two mean proportionals between given ]
per constructione
[…]
lineæ extreiores
lineæ interiores
Ergo per 4am prop . . . . continuæ
[Translation: by construction
external lines
internal lines
Therefore by the 4th proposition, , , , are continued proportionals.
[…]
lineæ extreiores
lineæ interiores
Ergo per 4am prop . . . . continuæ
[Translation: by construction
external lines
internal lines
Therefore by the 4th proposition, , , , are continued proportionals.