| Show impossible to square circle Is final word squaring the circle that Is constructing ting a square exactly equal in area to a given circle with no other instrument save straightedge straight edge and compass pass is one of the of mathematics so said prof edward kasner of columber Colum bir university in a radio talk given recently under the auspices of science Servi kp ep the squaring of a circle in the way in which fhe the problem is to be understood is absolutely impossible he said it has never be been en done and it never will be done circle squaring was one of the favorite under undertakings tak ings of learned men in all ti times mes ancient medieval and modern its very difficulty and believed impossibility served only as a greater lure close approximations could be made and have been made but exact equivalents have never been achieved with the tools of classic geometry atil until 1882 would be circle had at least a moral right to keep on with their endeavors deavors professor professor kasner explained because nobody had ever brought forth conclusive mathematical ema proof that the feat could not be accomplished put but in that year a german mathematician named lindermann formulated an involved but complete demonstration that the on ong sought solution could never be found sali scientific american |
