Pencil & Paper Square root method

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From: Anthony Scian
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1989 15:15

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I've tried to find a reference for this technique but
I can't seem to find any but it is alluded to in Knuth Vol2.

Does anybody remember the algorithm or any references?

Anthony
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