Arabic traces of lost works of Apollonius

@article{Hogendijk1986ArabicTO,
  title={Arabic traces of lost works of Apollonius},
  author={Jan P. Hogendijk},
  journal={Archive for History of Exact Sciences},
  year={1986},
  volume={35},
  pages={187-253}
}
  • J. Hogendijk
  • Published 1 September 1986
  • History
  • Archive for History of Exact Sciences
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