Limerick on Math & Beauty

by | Wednesday, January 27, 2010


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Mathematical Beauty: A limerick
Punya Mishra, Jan 27, 2010

Doesn’t it just gladden your heart to see

These games we can play with infinity?

How can one stay aloof

From the elegance of a proof

And remain immune to mathematics’ subtle beauty?

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