Doubling the Cube/Conchoid of Nicomedes/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Doubling the Cube by Conchoid of Nicomedes
The technique for doubling the cube by using a Conchoid of Nicomedes was devised by Nicomedes.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $1 \cdotp 25992 \, 10498 \, 94873 \, 16476 \ldots$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $1 \cdotp 25992 \, 10498 \, 94873 \, 16476 \ldots$