"A Euclidean Proof for the Fourth Postulate" by José Gil-Férez, Piotr Błaszczyk et al.
 

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1-30-2025

Abstract

We discuss some classical conundrums about Euclid's Fourth Postulate. Our inquire sheds lights on the role the postulate is playing within the deductive structure of Book I of the Elements and provides a proof of it fully admissible within Euclid's original setting.

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This article was originally published in Historia Mathematica, volume 70, in 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2024.12.001

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