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Extreme examples of mathematical stubborness and illiteracy,
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This review is from: The Trisectors (Spectrum) (Paperback)
...Lively, entertaining, frustrating and sometimes a majordowner, this book should be read by all who wish to raise the tide ofmathematical literacy. Published in Journal of Recreational Mathematics, reprinted with permission. END
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Why trisectors may have a point.,
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This review is from: The Trisectors (Spectrum) (Paperback)
The book by Professor Underwood Dudley is very interesting and enjoyable to read. However, his criticism of all trisectors amongst both professional as well as amateur mathematician since the important 1837 paper of Wantzel is too harsh. It could be argued that since Wantzel (1837) theory involves rational numbers it may not apply to the trisection problem because trisecting angles necessarily involves the important number 3.1415... and hence transcendental numbers that are not roots of polynomials with constant coefficient.
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The Trisectors (Spectrum) by Underwood Dudley (Paperback - Sept. 1996)
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