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1. Geometry, a science purely experimental

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2015

Edward Sang
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After remarking that the perfect strictness of the demonstrations in Geometry is generally admitted, the author of the paper cited the almost universal belief in the soundness of Euclid's reasoning as a notable example of wide-spread credulity. He then enunciated the proposition that our knowledge of the truths of geometry is altogether derived from experience.

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Proceedings 1854-55
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 3 , 1857 , pp. 341 - 343
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1857

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