Two Great Theorems of Lord Brouncker and His Formula $$\bf b(s-1)b(s+1)={\bf s}^2 ,\\ {\bf b(s)=s}+\frac{1^2}{2{\bf s} + \frac{3^2}{2{\bf s} + \frac{5^2}{2{\bf s} +_{\ddots}}}}(1)$$
- 7 July 2010
- journal article
- years ago
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in The Mathematical Intelligencer
- Vol. 32 (4), 19-31
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-010-9155-6
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