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From: wyant@apollo.uucp (Geoffrey Wyant)
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Subject: Re: Euler's(?) formula
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Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 18:35:24 EDT
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For an interesting and entertaining discussion on Euler's formula,
read the book "Proofs and Refutations" by Imre Latkos.  It's a dialog
on the process of mathematical discovery using the validity of Euler's
formula as its starting point.


                Geoff Wyant

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