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A proof that euler missed: evaluating ζ(2) the easy way

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Apostol, T.M. A proof that euler missed: evaluating ζ(2) the easy way. The Mathematical Intelligencer 5, 59–60 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03026576

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