The algebra of geometric impossibility: Descartes and Montucla on the impossibility of the duplication of the cube and the trisection of the angle (Q3563629)

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    The algebra of geometric impossibility: Descartes and Montucla on the impossibility of the duplication of the cube and the trisection of the angle
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5714456

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      The Algebra of Geometric Impossibility: Descartes and Montucla on the Impossibility of the Duplication of the Cube and the Trisection of the Angle (English)
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      31 May 2010
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      duplication of the cube
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      trisection of the angle
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      ruler and compass constructions
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      history of mathematics of the 17th and 18th century
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      Pierre Wantzel
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      Nicolas de Condorcet
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