Re: [HM] L'Hopital, Pythagoras, Ptolemy and Hilbert

Subject: Re: [HM] L'Hopital, Pythagoras, Ptolemy and Hilbert
From: Don Cook (tdctdc@surfsouth.com)
Date: Mon Mar 20 2000 - 14:13:11 EST

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Dear Julio,

What is the story?

In Carl Boyer's 2nd Edition of "History of Mathematics", Wiley, 1991,
pg. 420:
    "... Jean Bernoulli signed a pact under which, in return for a regular
    salary, he agreed to send L'Hospital his discoveries in mathematics,
    to be used as the marquis wished."
    The story is unreferenced.

Peace,

Don Cook

P.S. I have just read Avinoam Mann's letter with the same quote. Still, what
is the correct story?

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