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A Review of “Ramanujan: Essays and Surveys”

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This is a review of the book “Ramanujan: Essays and Surveys” by Bruce Berndt and Robert Rankin, which contains a selection of some of the most important articles written about Ramanujan’s life and work, and about the life of some individuals who played a crucial role in Ramanujan’s life.

This article is a review on the book Ramanujan: Essays and Surveys by Bruce C. Berndt and Robert A. Rankin, American Mathematical Society, London Mathematical Society, History of Mathematics Series, Vol. 22 (2001). This review is appeared in the American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 110, pp. 861–865 (2003). Ⓒ 2003 Mathematical Association of America. All rights reserved.

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Alladi, K. (2021). A Review of “Ramanujan: Essays and Surveys”. In: Ramanujan's Place in the World of Mathematics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6241-9_23

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