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Circle-squaring - Early works to 1800
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The circle squared. To which is added, a problem To Discover the longitude both at land and sea, by Means of a New Instrument which Discovers the Hour of the Day or Night in any Latitude, as well as the Latitude it self. By Richard Locke.
Locke, Richard (Mathematician)Date: M,DCC,XXX. [1730]- Books
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A dissertation on the use of the negative sign in algebra: Containing a Demonstration of The Rules usually given concerning it; and shewing How Quadratic and Cubic Equations may be explained, without the Consideration of Negative Roots. To which is added, as an Appendix, Mr. Machin's Quadrature of the Circle. By Francis Maseres, M. A. Fellow of Clare-Hall, Cambridge.
Maseres, Francis, 1731-1824.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]