A proof that Euler missed: Evaluating (2) the easy way
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Publication:793070
DOI10.1007/BF03026576zbMATH Open0538.10001MaRDI QIDQ793070FDOQ793070
Authors: Tom M. Apostol 
Publication date: 1983
Published in: The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)
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