Article ID: CBB000065770

A note on the cattle problem of Archimedes (1993)

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Description On this unsolvable mathematical riddle.


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Authors & Contributors
Décaillot, Anne-Marie
John Sharp
Rougetet, Lisa
Hazebrouck, Denise
Wate-Mizuno, Mitsuko
Dyck, Maarten Van
Concepts
Recreational mathematics
Mathematics
Geometry
Magic squares
Science and entertainment; science and spectacle
Mathematical instruments
Time Periods
19th century
Renaissance
17th century
Medieval
18th century
Ancient
Places
England
Hungary
Greece
France
Rome (Italy)
Institutions
Association française pour l'avancement des sciences
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