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Snubbing with and without eta

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

H. Martyn Cundy
H. Martyn Cundy*
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2 Applerigg, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 6EA
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In the recent Gazette [1], John Sharp has given us a most entertaining account of the number η (eta) which is the only real root of the equation x3 - x2 - x - 1 = 0 , and its connection with the snub cube. I have been investigating this a bit further, with some results that may be of interest.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 84 , Issue 499 , March 2000 , pp. 14 - 23
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2000

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