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Autor/in | Maynard, Jacquelyn |
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Titel | Napoleon's Waterloo Wasn't Mathematics. |
Quelle | In: Mathematics Teacher, 82 (1989) 8, S.648-54 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Geometric Constructions; Geometry; History; Mathematicians; Mathematics; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Materials; Proof (Mathematics); Science History |
Abstract | Discusses Napoleon's involvement with mathematics and education. Describes two geometric constructions dividing the circumference of a circle into four equal parts and finding the center of a given circle. Summarizes the establishment of the Institute of Egypt and the educational system in France. Twenty-seven references are listed. (YP) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |