scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2229952

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Authors Marie Jacob

Publication date 17 November 2005

Full work available at URL http://smf4.emath.fr/en/Publications/RevueHistoireMath/11/html/smf_rhm_11_89-139.html

zbMATH Keywords

French Royal Academyquadrature of circle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of geometry (51-03)

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