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Proposition: Prop. 8.21: Numbers between which exist two Mean Proportionals are Similar Solid

(Proposition 21 from Book 8 of Euclid's “Elements”)

If two numbers fall between two numbers in mean proportion then the (latter) are similar solid (numbers) .

• For let the two numbers $C$ and $D$ fall between the two numbers $A$ and $B$ in mean proportion.
• I say that $A$ and $B$ are similar solid (numbers) .

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

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