The Ancient Tradition of Geometric Problems by Wilbur Richard Knorr

Highly regarded study focuses on ancient Greek efforts to solve the three classical problems of cube duplication, angle trisection and circle-quadrature by such famed mathematicians as Hippocrates of Chios, Eudoxus, Archimedes and Apollonius, and spans virtually the entire period of ancient geometry. "Essential reading"--Mathematical Reviews. 1986 edition. Bibliography. 255 black-and-white illustrations.