"The idea that theorems follow from the postulates does not correspond to simple observation. If the Pythagorean theor…"

"The requisites for the axioms are various. They should be simple, in the sense that each axiom should enumerate one a…"

"The process of reasoning called "Mathematical Induction" has had several independent origins. It has been traced back…"

"The method represents a best approximation algorithm of minimal length that, owing to several minimization properties…"

"This method is supreme above all praise; it is certainly the finest thing accomplished in number theory before Lagrange."

"Multiply the arc by the square of the arc, and take the result of repeating that [any number of times]. Divide [each …"

"This is as I have said in my Arithmetic:—The area of a circle is equal to the product of the circumference by one-fou…"

"A sphere is a solid figure described by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter, which remains fixed.The ax…"

"Having fixed a pole, on a level piece of ground, and having described a circle by a cord attached to the pole, one sh…"

"However, considering the increasingly clear connections between India and the Babylonian cultural sphere, particularl…"