Perimeter determination of the eight-centered oval

DOI10.1007/s00283-019-09946-zzbMath1450.51005OpenAlexW2991608398MaRDI QIDQ2204970

Jean-Claude Golvin, Jean-Marc Ginoux

Publication date: 16 October 2020

Published in: The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-019-09946-z

zbMATH Keywords

ellipseperimetereight-centered oval

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Length, area and volume in real or complex geometry (51M25) History of geometry (51-03)

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