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Proposition: 3.23: Segment on Given Base Unique

(Proposition 23 from Book 3 of Euclid's “Elements”)

Two similar and unequal segments of circles cannot be constructed on the same side of the same straight line.

Modern Formulation

The arc on a given base is unique.

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  1. Fitzpatrick, Richard: Euclid's "Elements of Geometry"

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  1. Prime.mover and others: "Pr∞fWiki", https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page, 2016