Archimedes, gauss, and stein

Notices of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1416-1421

  Pitman, Jim ^a   Ross, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84930474649     PISSN: 00029920     EISSN: 10889477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/noti905     Document Type: Article

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