Review of N. Wildberger, Divine Proportions: Rational Trigonometry to Universal [Book Review]

Mathematical Intelligencer 28 (3):73-74 (2006)
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Reviews Wildberger's account of his rational trigonometry project, which argues for a simpler way of doing trigonometry that avoids irrationals.

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