“La croix des mathématiciens”: The Euclidean theory of irrational lines
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- Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 9 (1983), 41-69
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Additional Information
- Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 9 (1983), 41-69
- MSC (1980): Primary 01A20
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1983-15155-8
- MathSciNet review: 699316