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Pappus chain

chain of tangent circles within an arbelos
Class type of: geometric shape Q511431

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4 properties
Instance of
mathematical concept
Subclass of
geometric shape[3]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[4]
Named after
Pappus of Alexandria[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Pappus chain de Pappos-Kette es Cadena de Pappus fr Chaîne de Pappus ja パップス円鎖 nl Keten van Pappos pt Corrente de Pappus ru Цепь Паппа Александрийского uk Ланцюг Паппа Александрійського zh 皮匠刀問題
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/0408l9m
MathWorld ID
PappusChain
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2780453487

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Pappus of Alexandria
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WikiProject Mathematics
Named after 1
Pappus of Alexandria
Subclass of 1
geometric shape
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Summary

Pappus chain is a mathematical concept[1].

Related Entities

Pappus of Alexandria

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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