Florian Cajori Quote

The Elements has been considered as offering models of scrupulously rigorous demonstrations. It is certainly true that in point of rigour it compares favourably with its modern rivals; but when examined in the light of strict mathematical logic, it has been pronounced by C. S. Peirce to be "riddled with fallacies." The results are correct only because the writer's experience keeps him on his guard.


p. 37. Reported in Moritz (1914) - A History of Mathematics (1893)


The Elements has been considered as offering models of scrupulously rigorous demonstrations. It is certainly true that in point of rigour it compares ...

The Elements has been considered as offering models of scrupulously rigorous demonstrations. It is certainly true that in point of rigour it compares ...

The Elements has been considered as offering models of scrupulously rigorous demonstrations. It is certainly true that in point of rigour it compares ...

The Elements has been considered as offering models of scrupulously rigorous demonstrations. It is certainly true that in point of rigour it compares ...