The ellipse. A historical and mathematical journey

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Authors Arthur A. Mazer

Publication date 25 November 2010

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematics in general (00A05) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to mathematics education (97-01) History of mathematics education (97-03) History of mathematics in the 15th and 16th centuries, Renaissance (01A40) Popularization of mathematics (00A09) Plane and solid geometry (educational aspects) (97G40) Plane and spherical trigonometry (educational aspects) (97G60) Affine analytic geometry (51N10) Analytic geometry, vector algebra (educational aspects) (97G70)

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