In this book, Myers offers a detailed analysis of the mathematical problems of squaring the circle and finding the value of the square root of two, as well as the construction of the right-angled triangle. He examines the history of these mathematical problems and the attempts by ancient and modern mathematicians to solve them. This book is an important resource for scholars of the history of mathematics.

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