Construction of Regular Heptadecagon/Historical Note

Historical Note on Construction of Regular Heptadecagon

The existence of the construction of the regular heptadecagon was first demonstrated by Carl Friedrich Gauss on $30$th March $1796$, at the age of $19$.

Some sources suggest that it was this discovery that led him to consider mathematics as a career option.

The construction given here is the one given by Herbert William Richmond in $1893$.


Sources

  • 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.4$: Euclid (flourished ca. $300$ B.C.)
  • 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.25$: Gauss ($\text {1777}$ – $\text {1855}$)
  • 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $7$: Patterns in Numbers: Gauss
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