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In this chapter we single out a great 19th century mathematician and present one of his most elegant proofs. The reader should be warned, however, that the 19th century was so rich in mathematics that it really deserves a book of its own.
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Anglin, W.S., Lambek, J. (1995). The Law of Quadratic Reciprocity. In: The Heritage of Thales. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0803-7_32
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