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Mathematics and Culture II

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  1. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, CA, 94720-5070

    Robert Osserman

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica “G. Castelnuovo”, Università degli Studi “La Sapienza”, Roma, Italy, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, 00185, Roma, Italy

    Michele Emmer

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Osserman, R. (2005). Mathematics Takes Center Stage. In: Emmer, M. (eds) Mathematics and Culture II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26443-4_18

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