Doubling the Cube/Archytas Curve/Historical Note

Historical Note on using Archytas curve for Doubling the Cube

The use of the Archytas curve for Doubling the Cube was devised by Archytas of Tarentum.


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): $1 \cdotp 25992 \, 10498 \, 94873 \, 16476 \ldots$
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