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A NOTE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE WITH SCALENE ELEMENTARY TRIANGLES IN PLATO’S TIMAEUS: PL. TI. 54A-B.

The article offers the author's insights on the construction and concept of equilateral triangle and scalene written in the book "Timaeus," by Plato. The author mentioned the idea of infinite number of scalene elementary triangles in the right-angle proposed by Plato in his book. He argues on the us...

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Published in:Classical Quarterly Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 552 - 559
Main Author: PAPARAZZO, ERNESTO
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Dec2015
Subjects:
Timaeus (Book : Plato)
Plato, 428-347 B.C.
Triangles
Right angle
Geometry
Infinity (Mathematics)
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          Geometry
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