• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.99-116
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• 2009

In this paper we study errors related with constructing regular polygons in the book 'Method of Ruler and Compass' written three hundreds years ago. It is well known that regular heptagon and regular nonagon are not constructible using compass and ruler. But in this book construction methods of these regular polygons is suggested. We show that the construction methods are incorrect, it include some errors.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.119-134
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• 2008

In this paper we study a book 'Method of Ruler and Compass' written in Russia three hundreds years ago. In this book many construction problems related with plane figures and solid figures are solved. In this study we analyze construction method of some regular polygon(square, regular pentagon, regular octagon, regular decagon) suggested in 'Method of Ruler and Compass', give mathematical proofs of these construction.

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.487-507
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• 2010

We study mathematization of natural thinking and some materials developed in geometric construction of regular n-polygons. This mathematization provides a nice model for illustrating interesting approaches to trigonometric functions and trigonometric ratios as well as their inter-connections. Thereby, results of this paper will provide the procedure of the development for these concepts in natural way, which will be helpful for understanding background knowledges.