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Mathematics in Culture

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Jewish mathematicians were heavily involved in making the fascinating questions of their discipline accessible beyond the borders of their specialized community and in shedding light on the role mathematics played in culture at large.

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Bergmann, B. (2012). Mathematics in Culture. In: Bergmann, B., Epple, M., Ungar, R. (eds) Transcending Tradition. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22464-5_11

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