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From a Sum to a Product
In The Basel Problem we saw that Euler answered the question by showing that the sum of the reciprocals of the square numbers is equal to . That is The partial sums slowly converge to [more…]
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Postcard from Lille, Part 47
For a recap of the story so far, please click here. For some reason, Sister thought that things were, ‘Pretty shitty’. She’d just met the Pope, was flying first class and was eating a delicious [more…]
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Crossword No. 101
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP 4th anniversary mug!. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 100 – Captain Black. Answers [more…]
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Cruising at Christmas (and the New Year) – Part 1
Pre Cruise I have been on a number of cruises on a number of different cruise lines but this is my first Christmas Cruise so I thought I might document it. Some time ago my [more…]
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Shunting dusted off
Christmas is always a time that makes me nostalgic, harking back to the time when you looked forwards to presents that didn’t induce a hangover or keep your feet warm. It’s also a time when, [more…]
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Diversity, Implied Racism and The Lake District (A Resident’s Perspective)
Although not a born and bred Cumbrian I’ve made my home, for the second (and final) time in the Lake District. I first came here in 1975 and although the attractions on a base level [more…]
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Postcard from Lille, Part 46
We are a family of six taking a late November weekend break in chilly Northern France. It is the year 2018. We are split into three teams as, unfortunately, I have accidentally booked us into [more…]
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Crossword No. 100
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a 100th special edition prize. Many thanks to Richard for all his efforts. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email [more…]
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