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Eudoxan mathematics and the Eudoxan spheres

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    R. C. Riddell

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Riddell, R.C. Eudoxan mathematics and the Eudoxan spheres. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 20, 1–19 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00776065

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