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Euler's Letters to a German Princess: Translation and Betrayal – References

Author(s): 
Dominic Klyve (Central Washington University)

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Dominic Klyve (Central Washington University), "Euler's Letters to a German Princess: Translation and Betrayal – References," Convergence (December 2020)