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Steiner chain

cyclic sequence of circles, each tangent to its two neighbors in the sequence and to two fixed circles
Intangible mathematical_concept Q1368121

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🏷️ Also known as
en Steiner chain ar سلسلة شتاينر de Steiner-Kette es Cadena de Steiner fr Chaîne de Steiner it Catena di Steiner ja シュタイナーの円鎖 pt Corrente de Steiner ru Поризм Штейнера
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/m/04gkrcn
MathWorld ID
SteinerChain
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777128098

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Jakob Steiner
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Summary

Steiner chain is a mathematical concept[1].

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Jakob Steiner

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