Is John Conway's proof of Morley's theorem the simplest and free of a deus ex machina? (Q483345)

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Is John Conway's proof of Morley's theorem the simplest and free of a deus ex machina?
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    Is John Conway's proof of Morley's theorem the simplest and free of a deus ex machina? (English)
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    17 December 2014
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    This paper tries to refute the claim by A. Cain that Conway's proof of Morley's theorem relies on a ``deus ex machina'' (something brought in out of the blue to resolve a situation or disentangle a plot). The author argues that this is not the case and considers Conway's proof (after a small modification) as the simplest know up to date.
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    Morley's theorem
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    Conway's proof
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    deus ex machina
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