What inspired Mario Livio to explore the history of this particular equation?
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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved

The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
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What inspired Mario Livio to explore the history of this particular equation?
Did anyone else find the discussion of symmetry and its connection to art as fascinating as I did?
How did Livio decide which mathematicians and discoveries to highlight in this narrative?