[C.] “Vergilius teaches in his Georgikes.” The quoted lines, with breaks at each “&c.”, are 438-439; 451-457; 463-464.


[ Euclid citations]

The following Propositions were identified by number.

6.12: (How) to find a fourth (line) proportional to three given straight lines.

11.34: In equal parallelepipedal solids the bases are reciprocally proportional to the heights; and those parallelepipedal solids in which the bases are reciprocally proportional to the heights are equal.

11.36: If three straight lines are proportional, then the parallelepipedal solid formed out of the three equals the parallelepipedal solid on the mean which is equilateral, but equiangular with the aforesaid solid.

12.1: Similar polygons inscribed in circles are to one another as the squares on their diameters.

12.2: Circles are to one another as the squares on their diameters.

12.18 (“last”): Spheres are to one another in triplicate ratio of their respective diameters.