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Say WHY. . . . . . Ramanujan’s letter bored and irritated Hardy, at first. - English

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Say WHY. . . . . .

Ramanujan’s letter bored and irritated Hardy, at first.

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Ramanujan's letter was written in halting English and signed by a person unknown to Hardy. The script appeared to consist of theorems, most of them wild or fantastic-looking. Some of them though well-known were laid out as though they were original. There were no proofs of any kind. It seemed to be a kind of fraud, and hence bored and irritated Hardy.

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Chapter 4.4: Ramanujan - English workshop [Page 95]

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Chapter 4.4 Ramanujan
English workshop | Q 2. (a) | Page 95
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