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Archimedes' dimension of the circle: A view of the genesis of the extant text

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Knorr, W.R. Archimedes' dimension of the circle: A view of the genesis of the extant text. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 35, 281–324 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357303

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