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93.28 On the area enclosed by the curve x4 + y4 = 1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Robert M. Young
Robert M. Young*
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Department of Mathematics, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, USA
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 93 , Issue 527 , July 2009 , pp. 295 - 299
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