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103.36 Three footnotes to Cartwright’s proof that π is irrational

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2019

Nick Lord
Nick Lord*
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Tonbridge School, Kent TN9 1JP e-mail: njl@tonbridge-school.org
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 103 , Issue 558 , November 2019 , pp. 514 - 517
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