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Hogendijk, J.P. Arabic traces of lost works of Apollonius.Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 35, 187–253 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357307

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• Received: 02 July 1985
• Issue date: September 1986
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357307