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Volume 3: Magical Mathematics — Five Astonishing Stories of People Who Did Miracles with Numbers

    https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813221291_0003Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
    Abstract:

    The following sections are included:

    • The Girl, the Pearl and the Not-So-Sad Story (Lilavati)

    • The Boy with No Birthday (Carl Gauss)

    • The Math Girl Who Stunned the World (Philippa Garrett)

    • The Penniless Youth Who Amazed the Professors (Srinivasa Ramanujan)

    • The Good Witch Who Made an Amazing Decision (Maria Agnesi)