Squaring the Circle

Alan Logan

Friday 26th November, 2010 16:00-17:00 Mathematics Building, room 516

Abstract

An investigation into the ruler and compass geometry of the ancient Greeks using some modern (but pretty elementary) machinery. The circle is not squared, and we do not construct any regular 7-, 9-, 11-, 13-, or 14-gons.

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