Approaching the History of Mathematics via the Performing Arts: Kepler: A “Renaissance Folk Play” in Verse

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Gerofsky, S. Approaching the History of Mathematics via the Performing Arts: Kepler: A “Renaissance Folk Play” in Verse. Math Intelligencer 41, 57–66 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-018-9818-2

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