Science and Mathematics Lectures (Video)
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Squaring the circle and other impossibilities - Professor Robin Wilson
The problem of how to "square the circle" fascinated mathematicians for over 2000 years since Ancient Greece through to its solution in the 19th century. What was the problem, what methods were tried for tackling it, and how was they eventually solved?
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