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Duplication of the Cube Summary
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Duplication of the cube-one of the fundamental problems of Greek geometry, together with squaring the circle and trisecting the angle. It asks whether, given a cube of a certain size, it is possible to construct a cube of double the original size,...
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Doubling the cube Information
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Doubling the cube (or duplication of the cube) is one of the three most famous geometric problems unsolvable by compass and straightedge construction. It was known to the Egyptians, Greeks, and Indians.[1] To double the cube means to be given a cube of...


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The Architects' Journal
Cube
11/11/2004: 591 words, approx. 2 pages
Cube By David Morrow Guthrie. Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.160pp. £12.50 Airports: A Century of Architecture By Hugh Pearman. Laurence King Publishing, 2004. 240 pp. £40 Planespotting has a bit more caché than trainspotting - fortunately for those of us who adore man's...
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Style cubed
03/03/2002: 459 words, approx. 2 pages
Style cubed There's nothing square about decorating in cubes By JOY KRAUSEof the Journal Sentinel staff Sunday, March 3, 2002 Take six squares, put them together and what do you get? A cube, all foursquare, handsome and, it turns out,...
 


 

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