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This chapter discusses a question related to Leonardo da Vinci as an artist: can we view great proofs as great art? Four famous proofs in mathematics are compared for their context, ideas, core innovation, plan, and craft.
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Lipton, R.J., Regan, K.W. (2013). Leonardo da Vinci: Proofs as Art. In: People, Problems, and Proofs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41422-0_4
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