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82.10 Estermann and Pythagoras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

Man-Keung Siu
Man-Keung Siu*
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Department of Mathematics, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 82 , Issue 493 , March 1998 , pp. 92 - 93
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1998 

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