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

zbMATH Open1187.01003MaRDI QIDQ3406089FDOQ3406089

Luigi Maierù

Publication date: 12 February 2010

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zbMATH Keywords

Archimedesgeometrical constructionsPappusApolloniusEutocius

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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• To Diagram, to Demonstrate: To Do, To See, and To Judge in Greek Geometry
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