A fight with Euclid
Orlin, Ben (2013) A fight with Euclid. At Right Angles, 2 (3). pp. 9-13. ISSN 2582-1873
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It started out most civil, with a honeyed cup of tea; we traded tales of scholars, like Descartes and Ptolemy. But as the tea began to cool, our chatter did as well. We’d had our fill of gossip. We sat silent for a spell. That’s when Euclid turned to me, and said, “Hear this, my friend: did you know the primes go on forever, with no end?
| Item Type: | Articles in APF Magazines | ||
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| Authors: | Orlin, Ben | ||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Euclid,prime | ||
| Subjects: | Natural Sciences Natural Sciences > Mathematics |
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| Divisions: | Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > University Publications > At Right Angles | ||
| Full Text Status: | Public | ||
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| URI: | http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/1681 | ||
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