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Modern algebraic approximation theory with continued fraction theory was established by Chebyshev (Tchebycheff according to the traditional French transcription) and his Sankt Petersburg school in the second half of the XIX century. Chebyshev’s motivation for these studies was his interest in practical problems: in the mechanism theory as an important part of mechanical engineering of that time and ballistics.
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Dragović, V., Radnović, M. (2011). Poncelet Theorem and Continued Fractions. In: Poncelet Porisms and Beyond. Frontiers in Mathematics. Springer, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-0015-0_9
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