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  1. "It’s been known since 1882 that it’s impossible to construct a square with the area of a given circle using only a compass and straightedge.

    But in 1977 Thomas Elsner showed that the task becomes possible if the circle is allowed to roll"

    futilitycloset.com/2026/01/28/

    #Mathematics #Circles #Squares #SquaringTheCircle