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Angle Quote by Euclid

“That, if a straight line falling on two straight lines…” quote by Euclid — Download Open image

“That, if a straight line falling on two straight lines makes the interior angles on the same side less than two right angles, the two straight lines, if produced indefinitely, meet on that side on which the angles are less than two right angles.”

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