Some results on conic sections in the correspondence between Colin MacLaurin and Robert Simson (Q1205953)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 148352
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 148352 |
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Some results on conic sections in the correspondence between Colin MacLaurin and Robert Simson (English)
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1 April 1993
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The author identifies certain results alluded to in two letters from Robert Simson to Colin MacLaurin of 1735 and 1736. Most of the material of this paper is derived from unpublished manuscripts of Simson.
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conic sections
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0.7242410182952881
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0.6804856657981873
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