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Title Ruler and the round [electronic resource] : classic problems in geometric constructions / Nicholas D. Kazarinoff.
Author Kazarinoff, Nicholas D.
Publication Info. Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2003.
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 138 pages) : illustrations.
Note Originally published: Boston : Prindle, Weber & Schmidt, 1970, in series: The Prindle, Weber & Schmidt complementary series in mathematics ; v. 15.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 135) and index.
Contents Part I. Angle Trisection -- Part II. Circle Division.
Summary A number of geometric constructions are impossible to complete with just a ruler and a compass. This book discusses the most famous of these impossible constructions. Part I explores ground rules, history, and angle trisection. Part II treats nonconstructible regular polygons and the algebra associated with them. 1970 edition.
Subject Geometry -- Famous problems.
Meetkunde.
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Geometry -- Famous problems. (OCoLC)fst01430442
MATHEMATICS / Geometry / General
Genre Electronic books.
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Related To Print version: Kazarinoff, Nicholas D. Ruler and the round 0486425150 (DLC) 2002031510 (OCoLC)50510993
ISBN 9780486143613 (electronic bk.)
0486143619 (electronic bk.)
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