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⬣ ABOUT ⬣
Despite being easy to state, the problem of constructing regular polygons confounded the Ancient Greeks. It took over 2000 years to make progress, and in this video we’ll trace a path through history to learn what innovations allowed more polygons to be constructed.
⬣ TIMESTAMPS ⬣
00:00 - Introduction
01:47 - Ancient Constructions
08:14 - What the Ancient Greeks Lacked
11:20 - From Geometry to Numbers
16:28 - From Numbers to Equations
21:58 - From Equations to the Complex Plane
31:48 - Gaussian Periods
36:10 - Final Construction
⬣ INVESTIGATORS ⬣
Nothing for you here. Sorry!
⬣ REFERENCES ⬣
Euclid's constructions mentioned at 3:50:
Perpendicular lines: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/elements/bookI/propI11.html
Duplicate angles: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/elements/bookI/propI23.html
Alternate angles: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/bookI/propI29.html
Parallel lines: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/elements/bookI/propI31.html
Parallelogram properties: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/elements/bookI/propI34.html
The Thirteen Books of Euclid’s Elements. T. L. Heath (1908)
J. Derbyshire: "Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra" Joseph Henry Press (2006)
Al-Kamil treats irrational quantities as numbers in their own right
H. Selin, U. D'Ambrosio: "Mathematics Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Mathematics" Springer (2000)
Al-Mahani’s definition of rational and irrational
M. Galina: "The theory of quadratic irrationals in medieval Oriental mathematics" Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 500 (1987) 253-277.
Al-Khwaizmi quadratic equations
Al-Jabr - Al Khwarizmi
Sridhara’s method
D. E. Smith: “History of Mathematics” Vol 2 Dover (1925)
Tombstone story
C. W. Dunnington: "Carl Friedrich Gauss: Titan of Science" Hafner Publishing (1955)
⬣ CREDITS ⬣
Intro music by Tobias Voigt. Other music by Danijel Zambo and Apex Music.
Image Credits
Euclid
https://cdn.britannica.com/46/8446-050-BC92B998/Euclid-woodcut-1584.jpg
Arithmetica
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Diophantus-cover.png
Al-Jabr
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Bodleian_MS._Huntington_214_roll332_frame36.jpg
Gauss
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Carl_Friedrich_Gauss_1840_by_Jensen.jpg
Heptadecagon Construction
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Regular_Heptadecagon_Inscribed_in_a_Circle.gif
Gauss Tombstone
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Grave_of_Carl_Friedrich_Gau%C3%9F_at_Albani-Friedhof_G%C3%B6ttingen_2017_02.jpg