To: Irish_Thatcherite; Kolokotronis
They didn't bother with any of that. They were using "ideal" instruments.
For the most part, Ancient Greek geometry was an exercise for the mind. That it also had practical consequences was something they were willing to live with.
1,641 posted on
01/12/2007 3:00:42 PM PST by
NicknamedBob
(My tuner doesn't have good taste the way it used to!)
To: NicknamedBob
Indeed... a bit like leftism!
1,642 posted on
01/12/2007 3:04:57 PM PST by
Irish_Thatcherite
(A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!|What if I lecture Americans about America?)
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