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(Article I.1.) On Parts of Parts and Ascending Continued Fractions: An Investigation of the Origins and Spread of a Peculiar System

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Originally published in Centaurus 33 (1990), 293–324

Corrections of style (not least for references) made tacitly A few additions touching the substance in 〚…〛

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Høyrup, J. (2019). (Article I.1.) On Parts of Parts and Ascending Continued Fractions: An Investigation of the Origins and Spread of a Peculiar System. In: Selected Essays on Pre- and Early Modern Mathematical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19258-7_2

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