quadrature of the circle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of quadrature of the circle
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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It is just the same with the quadrature of the circle.
From The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
A solution of the secular problem of the quadrature of the circle, government premium 1,000,000 pounds sterling.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
M. Bayle differed from M. Huet concerning the attempt to unite the different religions: he thinks it as great a chimera as the Philosophers stone, or the quadrature of the circle.
From The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works by Burigny, Jean Lévesque de
Yet, from time to time, treatises are published which boldly announce that they set forth the quadrature of the circle.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
As to subject-matter, there are points which stand strongly out; the quadrature of the circle, for instance.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene
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