\begin{definition}[Definition:Neusis Construction/Historical Note]
Many of the constructions performed by {{AuthorRef|Archimedes of Syracuse|Archimedes}} were '''neusis constructions'''.
Some sources suggest that {{AuthorRef|Oenopides of Chios}} (c. $440$ BCE) was the first to rank '''compass and straightedge constructions''' above '''neusis constructions''' in importance.
It may have been {{AuthorRef|Hippocrates of Chios}} (c. $430$ BCE) who publicised the principle to use a '''compass and straightedge construction''' in preference to a '''neusis construction''' whenever possible.
{{ElementsLink}} uses '''compass and straightedge constructions''' exclusively.
Under {{AuthorRef|Plato}}, '''neusis''' was considered a last resort when all other methods of construction had failed.
By the time of {{AuthorRef|Pappus of Alexandria}}, to use a '''neusis construction''' when other methods would work was considered a serious error.
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