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20.2.08

A play comparing two proofs of the quadratic reciprocity law

Two hilarious math professors at New Mexico State University wrote a play, set in 1844, featuring a discussion between Gauss and Eisenstein about quadratic reciprocity.


http://www.math.nmsu.edu/~history/schauspiel/schauspiel.html

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