Isaac Newton — "The description of right lines and circles, upon which geometry is founded, belo…"

The description of right lines and circles, upon which geometry is founded, belongs to mechanics. Geometry does not teach us to draw these lines, but requires them to be drawn.
Isaac Newton — Isaac Newton Early Modern · Laws of motion and gravity

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From 'Principia Mathematica', Definitions

Date: 1687

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