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• Pons asinorum — The pons asinorum in Byrne s edition of the Elements showing part of Euclid s proof. Pons asinorum (Latin for bridge of asses ) is the name given to Euclid s fifth proposition in Book 1 of his Elements of geometry, also known as the theorem on… …   Wikipedia

• English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …   Wikipedia

• Pythagorean theorem — See also: Pythagorean trigonometric identity The Pythagorean theorem: The sum of the areas of the two squares on the legs (a and b) equals the area of the square on the hypotenuse (c) …   Wikipedia

• Henry Milner Rideout — (1877 1927) was a native of Calais, Maine. Author of sixteen novels, twenty three short stories and novellas, and a biographical memoir, he also was editor of one college textbook, as well as co editor of three others. Many of his stories… …   Wikipedia

• Pont aux ânes — Pont en « dos de mulet ». Pont aux ânes (en latin pons asinorum) est une métaphore servant à fustiger un « quia » c est à dire un refus imbécile de se rendre à l évidence[1]. Elle qualifie un raisonnement, une proposition ou …   Wikipédia en Français