Incommensurability, the heptagon of Ignacio Muñoz (1684), and Kepler's heresy (Q6114799)

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Incommensurability, the heptagon of Ignacio Muñoz (1684), and Kepler's heresy
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7711127

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    Incommensurability, the heptagon of Ignacio Muñoz (1684), and Kepler's heresy (English)
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    12 July 2023
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    In the fifth book of his \textit{Harmonices mundi}, Kepler raised the problem of constructing the heptagon by straightedge and compass alone and concluded that it can not be constructed since its formal description is impossible. As a response the Dominican friar Ignacio Muñoz Pinciano published his \textit{Manifesto geometrico} in which he constructed the heptagon via the isosceles triangle with sides (9,9,4). He used a commensurable ratio of 9/4 and therebye produced one of the most precise techniques developed in practical geometry.
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    construction of the heptagon
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    incommensurability
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