“La croix des mathématiciens”: The Euclidean theory of irrational lines
Author:
Wilbur Knorr
Journal:
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 9 (1983), 41-69
MSC (1980):
Primary 01A20
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1983-15155-8
Erratum:
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. (N.S.), Volume 10, Number 2 (1984), 351--351
MathSciNet review:
699316
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