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A Greek cube-root device

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

V. G. Hart
V. G. Hart*
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Dept. of Mathematics, University of Queensland, Queensland 4067, Australia
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 66 , Issue 438 , December 1982 , pp. 294 - 296
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1982

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