Ratio in early Greek mathematics
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- Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 1 (1979), 807-846
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Additional Information
- Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 1 (1979), 807-846
- MSC (1970): Primary 01A20; Secondary 10A32, 10F20
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1979-14684-6
- MathSciNet review: 546311