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Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 11:33:33 -0600The problem was already solved before Euclid made the Elements, and was
From: Gary Karshner <karshner@STMARYTX.EDU>
As pointed out both the diameter and circumference cannot both be
integers. This is the basis of the classic unsolved problem of Euclidean
geometry - Squaring the circle, that is construct a square whose area is the
same that of a circle.