Tales of impossibility. The 2000-year quest to solve the mathematical problems of antiquity
DOI10.1515/9780691194233zbMATH Open1429.01001OpenAlexW4249780674MaRDI QIDQ5228675FDOQ5228675
Authors: David S. Richeson 
Publication date: 12 August 2019
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691194233
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