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The prickly genius – Colin MacLaurin (1698–1746)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Ian Tweddle*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XH
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Copyright
Copyright © The Mathematical Association 1998

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