The square of the circle, x, demonstrated from the cube, rational

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G.H. Sellick, 1891 - 19 Seiten
 

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Seite 19 - But what manner of people are these circle-squarers, when examined by the light? Almost always they will be found to be imperfectly educated persons, whose mathematical knowledge does not exceed that of a modern high-school student.
Seite 3 - It is impossible with ruler and compasses to construct a square equal in area to a given circle. " These are The verdict of • ' mathematics. the words of the final determination of a controversy which is as old as the history of the human mind. But the race of circle-squarers, unmindful of the verdict of mathematics, that most infallible of arbiters, will...
Seite 17 - With regard to the mathematicians of Greece that follow Archimedes, all refer to and employ the approximate value of 3', without however contributing anything new or additional to the problem of the quadrature of the cyclometre.

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