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History of Mathematics in Mathematics: What is the point of it?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

P. C. Fenton
P. C. Fenton*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Matter for debate
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 86 , Issue 506 , July 2002 , pp. 254 - 257
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 2002 

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