Seminario di storia della matematica
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11:00
presso Seminario II
The seminar consists of three two-hour talks.
'In this first part, I will present the origins of what is known as the "Delian problem":
- The myths around it
- The so-called Hippocrates' reduction
- The modern presentations of Archytas' amazing solution, inspired directly by the gods if we follow van der Waerden.