Duplicating the cube: Eratosthenes' mean finder

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This diagram illustrates Eratosthenes' mechanical method to find two mean proportional to two given numbers. This is equivalent to duplicating the cube.

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Oscar Chavez — March 19, 2015 - 8:25 PM

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Language: English

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