Excerpt from Ralph Osborn Midshipman at Annapolis: A Story of Life at the U. S. Naval Academy The Osborn Demonstration Of the Pythagorean problem may not be new. It hardly seems reason able that such a simple solving of this ancient problem should be discovered at this late date. However, it is certainly shorter and more graphic than any given in present day geometry text-books. Some search has been made, but up to the present no evidence has been found showing previous knowledge Of this method of demonstration. Should ...
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Excerpt from Ralph Osborn Midshipman at Annapolis: A Story of Life at the U. S. Naval Academy The Osborn Demonstration Of the Pythagorean problem may not be new. It hardly seems reason able that such a simple solving of this ancient problem should be discovered at this late date. However, it is certainly shorter and more graphic than any given in present day geometry text-books. Some search has been made, but up to the present no evidence has been found showing previous knowledge Of this method of demonstration. Should this story create any interest in Ralph Osborn and his friends it may here be stated that they have all lived. They were not the first nor will they be the last to have trials and triumphs at Annapolis. Edward latimer beach, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy. United States Ship Montana. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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