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The Division of the Circle

Nature volumeΒ 29,Β pages 28–29 (1883)Cite this article

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ALLOW me to point out an oversight in NATURE (vol. xxviii. p. 598), where, in explaining the divisions of a circle the following passage occurs: β€œIn quite recent times it has been suggested that 400 parts should be taken in place of 360, but that is a suggestion which up to the present time has not been acted upon.”

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D'ABBADIE, A. The Division of the Circle. Nature 29, 28–29 (1883). https://doi.org/10.1038/029028d0

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