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This is the fancy name for the basic geometry we are familiar with where parallel lines do not intersect. The rules or "postulates" of Euclidian geometry are as follows. | This is the fancy name for the basic geometry we are familiar with where parallel lines do not intersect. The rules or "postulates" of Euclidian geometry are as follows. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Newton-WilliamBlake.jpg|thumb|Newton (1795โ1805) 460 x 600 mm. Collection Tate Britain. Euclidean geometry is the study of mathematical objects that can be constructed by a straight edge and compass.]] | ||
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==== Euclidian Postulates ==== | ==== Euclidian Postulates ==== | ||