Some Historical and Economic Facts behind the Geometry of Circles and Squares

Sharma Soumitra ()
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Sharma Soumitra: Emeritus, professor of Economics. Faculty of Economics and Tourism, Pula, Croatia.

Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business, 2024, vol. 27, issue 1, 301-325

Abstract: The two popular geometrical shapes – circle and square – have long attracted the attention of scholars in mathematics, philosophy, religion, architecture, art and traditions of the human society. Following is a brief review of the use of these two images in historical perspective.

Keywords: ensō; frustum; feng shui; mandal; Pythagorean Theorem (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B0 N0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2478/zireb-2024-0014

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