Apollonius of Perga: Treatise on Conic Sections
By: Apollonius of Perga
4.00
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
Despite being generally unknown to the greats of contemporary mathematics, Apollonius’s Conics is s…
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4.01
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4.11
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2.00
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13. Apollonius of Perga: Treatise on Conic Sections
By: Apollonius of Perga
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