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Say WHY. . . . . . Hardy invited Littlewood for a discussion.

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Say WHY. . . . . .

Hardy invited Littlewood for a discussion.

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Hardy could not get the Indian manuscript out of his mind. It had wild theorems he had never seen before or imagined. He wondered if it was an unknown mathematician of genius. He had another look at the script and then invited Littlewood for a discussion to clarify his doubts.

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