The ratio between diameter and circumference in a circle demonstrated by angles, and Euclid's theorem, proposition 32, book 1, proved to be fallacious |
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| Title | The ratio between diameter and circumference in a circle demonstrated by angles, and Euclid's theorem, proposition 32, book 1, proved to be fallacious |
| Author | James Smith |
| Published | 1870 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 8 Sep 2006 |
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