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Pappus and Diophantus
This post is inspired by a nice article by Adrian Rice and Ezra Brown in the latest BSHM Bulletin, titled “Commutativity and collinearity: a historical case study of the interconnection of mathematical ideas, Part II”. Pappus’ Theorem states that, if … Continue reading
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Tagged Fano plane, Kirkman, Pappus' Theorem, Steiner triple system, two squares equality
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