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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*
Affiliation:
Tonbridge School, Kent TN9 1JP e-mail: njl@tonbridge-school.org

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