To construct\dots in geometry. An excursion into Greek mathematics

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Authors Luigi Maierù

Publication date 12 February 2010

zbMATH Keywords

Archimedesgeometrical constructionsPappusApolloniusEutocius

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of geometry (51-03)

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