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A tale of three equations; or the emperors have no clothes

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA

    Neal Koblitz

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Koblitz, N. A tale of three equations; or the emperors have no clothes. The Mathematical Intelligencer 10, 4–10 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03023843

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