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- catalog abstract "The famous problems of squaring the circle, doubling the cube, and trisecting the angle have captured the imagination of both professional and amateur mathematician for over two thousand years. These problems, however, have not yielded to purely geometrical methods. It was only the development of abstract algebra in the nineteenth century which enabled mathematicians to arrive at the surprising conclusion that these constructions are not possible. This text aims to develop the abstract algebra.".
- catalog contributor b3623126.
- catalog contributor b3623127.
- catalog contributor b3623128.
- catalog created "c1991.".
- catalog date "1991".
- catalog date "c1991.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1991.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The famous problems of squaring the circle, doubling the cube, and trisecting the angle have captured the imagination of both professional and amateur mathematician for over two thousand years. These problems, however, have not yielded to purely geometrical methods. It was only the development of abstract algebra in the nineteenth century which enabled mathematicians to arrive at the surprising conclusion that these constructions are not possible. This text aims to develop the abstract algebra.".
- catalog extent "x, 187 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0387976612 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Universitext".
- catalog issued "1991".
- catalog issued "c1991.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Springer-Verlag,".
- catalog subject "512/.02 20".
- catalog subject "Algebra, Abstract.".
- catalog subject "Geometry Famous problems.".
- catalog subject "Mathematics.".
- catalog subject "Number theory.".
- catalog subject "QA162 .J65 1992".
- catalog title "Abstract algebra and famous impossibilities / Arthur Jones, Sidney A. Morris, Kenneth R. Pearson.".
- catalog type "text".