Conic section (English Wikipedia)

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Katz 1998, p. 117 Katz, Victor J. (1998), A History of Mathematics / An Introduction (2nd ed.), Addison Wesley Longman, ISBN 978-0-321-01618-8
Katz 1998, p. 126. Katz, Victor J. (1998), A History of Mathematics / An Introduction (2nd ed.), Addison Wesley Longman, ISBN 978-0-321-01618-8
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According to Plutarch, this solution was rejected by Plato on the grounds that it could not be achieved using only straightedge and compass, however this interpretation of Plutarch's statement has come under criticism. Boyer 2004, p.14, footnote 14. Boyer, Carl B. (2004) [1956], History of Analytic Geometry, Dover, ISBN 978-0-486-43832-0
Brannan, Esplen & Gray 1999, p. 13 Brannan, David A.; Esplen, Matthew F.; Gray, Jeremy J. (1999), Geometry, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-59787-6
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Brannan, Esplen & Gray 1999, p. 19; Kendig 2005, pp. 86, 141 Brannan, David A.; Esplen, Matthew F.; Gray, Jeremy J. (1999), Geometry, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-59787-6 Kendig, Keith (2005), Conics, The Mathematical Association of America, ISBN 978-0-88385-335-1
Brannan, Esplen & Gray 1999, pp. 13–16 Brannan, David A.; Esplen, Matthew F.; Gray, Jeremy J. (1999), Geometry, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-59787-6
Brannan, Esplen & Gray 1999, pp. 11–16 Brannan, David A.; Esplen, Matthew F.; Gray, Jeremy J. (1999), Geometry, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-59787-6
Brannan, Esplen & Gray 1999, p. 30 Brannan, David A.; Esplen, Matthew F.; Gray, Jeremy J. (1999), Geometry, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-59787-6
Fanchi, John R. (2006), Math refresher for scientists and engineers, John Wiley and Sons, pp. 44–45, ISBN 0-471-75715-2, Section 3.2, page 45
Spain, B., Analytical Conics (Mineola, NY: Dover, 2007). Originally published in 1957 by Pergamon.
Brannan, Esplen & Gray 1999, p. 17 Brannan, David A.; Esplen, Matthew F.; Gray, Jeremy J. (1999), Geometry, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-59787-6
Brannan, Esplen & Gray 1999, p. 28 Brannan, David A.; Esplen, Matthew F.; Gray, Jeremy J. (1999), Geometry, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-59787-6
Downs 2003, pp. 36ff. Downs, J.W. (2003) [1993], Practical Conic Sections: The geometric properties of ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas, Dover, ISBN 0-486-42876-1
Boyer 2004, pp. 17–18 Boyer, Carl B. (2004) [1956], History of Analytic Geometry, Dover, ISBN 978-0-486-43832-0
Boyer 2004, p. 18 Boyer, Carl B. (2004) [1956], History of Analytic Geometry, Dover, ISBN 978-0-486-43832-0
Apollonius of Perga, Treatise on Conic Sections, edited by T. L. Heath (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013).
Boyer 2004, p. 36. Boyer, Carl B. (2004) [1956], History of Analytic Geometry, Dover, ISBN 978-0-486-43832-0
Turner, Howard R. (1997). Science in Medieval Islam: An Illustrated Introduction. University of Texas Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-292-78149-0.
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Stillwell, John (2010). Mathematics and its history (3rd ed.). New York: Springer. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-4419-6052-8.
Boyer 2004, p. 110. Boyer, Carl B. (2004) [1956], History of Analytic Geometry, Dover, ISBN 978-0-486-43832-0
Boyer 2004, p. 114. Boyer, Carl B. (2004) [1956], History of Analytic Geometry, Dover, ISBN 978-0-486-43832-0
Brannan, Esplen & Gray 1999, p. 27 Brannan, David A.; Esplen, Matthew F.; Gray, Jeremy J. (1999), Geometry, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-59787-6
Faulkner 1952, p. 71 Faulkner, T. E. (1952), Projective Geometry (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, ISBN 9780486154893
Faulkner 1952, p. 72 Faulkner, T. E. (1952), Projective Geometry (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, ISBN 9780486154893
Merserve 1983, p. 65 Merserve, Bruce E. (1983) [1959], Fundamental Concepts of Geometry, Dover, ISBN 0-486-63415-9
Faulkner 1952, pp. 48–49. Faulkner, T. E. (1952), Projective Geometry (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, ISBN 9780486154893
Coxeter 1964, p. 60 Coxeter, H.S.M. (1964), Projective Geometry, Blaisdell, ISBN 9780387406237
Coxeter 1964, p. 80 Coxeter, H.S.M. (1964), Projective Geometry, Blaisdell, ISBN 9780387406237
Faulkner 1952, pp. 52–53 Faulkner, T. E. (1952), Projective Geometry (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, ISBN 9780486154893
Downs 2003, p. 5 Downs, J.W. (2003) [1993], Practical Conic Sections: The geometric properties of ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas, Dover, ISBN 0-486-42876-1
Downs 2003, p. 14 Downs, J.W. (2003) [1993], Practical Conic Sections: The geometric properties of ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas, Dover, ISBN 0-486-42876-1
Downs 2003, p. 19 Downs, J.W. (2003) [1993], Practical Conic Sections: The geometric properties of ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas, Dover, ISBN 0-486-42876-1
Brannan, Esplen & Gray 1999, p. 6 Brannan, David A.; Esplen, Matthew F.; Gray, Jeremy J. (1999), Geometry, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-59787-6
Korn, G. A., & Korn, T. M., Mathematical Handbook for Scientists and Engineers: Definitions, Theorems, and Formulas for Reference and Review (Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1961), p. 42.
Faulkner 1952, pg. 64. Faulkner, T. E. (1952), Projective Geometry (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, ISBN 9780486154893
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Wilczynski, E. J. (1916), "Some remarks on the historical development and the future prospects of the differential geometry of plane curves", Bull. Amer. Math. Soc., 22 (7): 317–329, doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1916-02785-6.

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Pamfilos, Paris (2014). "A gallery of conics by five elements" (PDF). Forum Geometricorum. 14: 295–348.

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Protter & Morrey 1970, pp. 314–328, 585–589 Protter, Murray H.; Morrey, Charles B. Jr. (1970), College Calculus with Analytic Geometry (2nd ed.), Reading: Addison-Wesley, LCCN 76087042
Protter & Morrey 1970, pp. 290–314 Protter, Murray H.; Morrey, Charles B. Jr. (1970), College Calculus with Analytic Geometry (2nd ed.), Reading: Addison-Wesley, LCCN 76087042
Protter & Morrey 1970, p. 316 Protter, Murray H.; Morrey, Charles B. Jr. (1970), College Calculus with Analytic Geometry (2nd ed.), Reading: Addison-Wesley, LCCN 76087042
Protter & Morrey 1970, p. 326 Protter, Murray H.; Morrey, Charles B. Jr. (1970), College Calculus with Analytic Geometry (2nd ed.), Reading: Addison-Wesley, LCCN 76087042

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"Apollonius of Perga Conics Books One to Seven" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2011.

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Hartmann, p. 38 Hartmann, Erich, Planar Circle Geometries, an Introduction to Moebius-, Laguerre- and Minkowski Planes (PDF), retrieved 20 September 2014 (PDF; 891 kB).
Hartmann, p. 19 Hartmann, Erich, Planar Circle Geometries, an Introduction to Moebius-, Laguerre- and Minkowski Planes (PDF), retrieved 20 September 2014 (PDF; 891 kB).

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"Apollonius of Perga Conics Books One to Seven" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2011.

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"MathWorld: Cylindric section".