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The agreement between most of the things Pappus says of analysis as well as certain discrepancies between them can be highlighted by studying his several accounts side by side. This is done in the accompanying Table I to which we shall refer back later.
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Hinitikka, J., Remes, U. (1974). What Pappus Says and What he Does: A Comparison and an Example. In: The Method of Analysis. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2296-5_3
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