Square Root/Examples/17/Historical Note

Historical Note on Square Root of $17$

The square root of $17$ was the highest number to be proved irrational by Theodorus of Cyrene.


Sources

  • 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $4 \cdotp 123 \, 105 \ldots$
  • 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $4 \cdotp 12310 \, 5 \ldots$
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