...geometry with Euclid, when he had learnt the first proposition, inquired ' What do I get by learning these things ? ' So Euclid called his slave, and said : ' Give him threepence. since he must make a gain out of what he learns.' " Many such boys there are, even in this nineteenth century, who are...

..." Lives of the Professors of Gresham College." position inquired, "What do I get by learning these things ? " So Euclid called his slave and said, " Give him threepence, since he must gain out of what he learns." I have said enough perhaps to indicate how the two tendencies of modern...

..." Lives of the Professors of Gresham College." position inquired, "What do I get by learning these things ?" So Euclid called his slave and said," Give him threepence, since he must gain out of what he learns." I have said enough perhaps to indicate how the two tendencies of modern...

...with Euclid, when he had learnt the first proposition, inquired, ' What do I get by learning these things ? ' So Euclid called his slave and said, '...must make gain out of what he learns.' " These are about all the personal details preserved" by Greek writers. Syrian and Arabian writers claim to know...

...with Euclid, when he had learnt the first proposition, inquired, ' What do I get by learning these things? ' So Euclid called his slave and said, 'Give him threepence since he must make gain out^of what he learns.' " -—•3H— The modern high-school teacher marks with delight Euclid's mild...

...with Euclid, when he had learned the first proposition, inquired, ' What do I get by learning those things ? ' So Euclid called his slave and said, ' Give him threepence, since he must gain out of what he learns.' " Not much more than what is given in these extracts do we know concerning...

...with Euclid, when he had learnt the first proposition, inquired, ' What do I get by learning these things ? ' So Euclid called his slave and said, '...must make gain out of what he learns.' " These are about all the personal details preserved by Greek writers. Syrian and Arabian writers claim to know...

...first proposition in geometry and asked: "What do I get by learning these things?" Euclid called a slave and said, "Give him threepence, since he must make gain out of what he learns." Professor Hudson has said, "To pursue an intellectual study because it pays indicates a sordid spirit,...

...first proposition in geometry and asked : "What do I get by learning these things?" Euclid called a slave and said, "Give him threepence, since he must make gain out of what he learns." Professor Hudson has said, "To pursue an intellectual study because it pays indicates a sordid spirit,...

...he had learnt the first theorem, asked Euclid, ' But what shall 1 get by learning these things ? ' Euclid called his slave , and said ' Give him threepence, since he must make gain out of what he learns.'" In the middle ages most translators and editors spoke of Euclid as Euclid of Megara. This description...