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zbMath0588.01002MaRDI QIDQ3715068

Wilbur R. Knorr

Publication date: 1986

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zbMATH Keywords

EratosthenesEudoxosGreek geometryApolloniosclassical geometrical problemsPtolemaios

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of geometry (51-03) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to history and biography (01-01)

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