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Pons asinorum
“The bridge of asses.”
Euclid, Elements I.5 (medieval nickname)
Translation
What does “Pons asinorum” mean?
Pons asinorum translates as “The bridge of asses.”
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Origin
The story behind it
The nickname was given to Euclid’s proposition (Elements I.5) that the base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal, a classic stumbling block for beginners.
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- Latin
- Pons asinorum
- English
- The bridge of asses.
- Source
- Euclid, Elements I.5 (medieval nickname)
- Era
- Middle Ages
- Theme
- Learning
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