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97.09 The devil's series – Did it fool Euler?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Thomas J. Osler
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA, e-mail:osler@rowan.edu
Steven Donahue
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA, e-mail:osler@rowan.edu

Abstract

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Type
Notes 97.01 to 97.16
Copyright
Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2013

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References

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