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105.36 New error analyses for some old mensuration formulae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2021

Nick Lord
Nick Lord*
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Tonbridge School, Kent TN9 1JP e-mail: njl@tonbridge-school.org

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 105 , Issue 563 , July 2021, pp. 339 - 343
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