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 | | Euler, the Mozart of mathematics, was probably the most prolific mathematician of all time, having contributed to many areas, both theoretical and practical, both serious and recreational yet he remains largely unknown except to mathematicians. |
 | | Euler worked in an astonishing variety of areas, ranging from the very pure the theory of numbers, the geometry of a circle and musical harmony via such areas as infinite series, logarithms, the calculus and mechanics, to the practical optics, astronomy, the motion of the Moon, the sailing of ships, and much else besides. |
 | | Euler proved, using his generating functions, that for any number, the number of odd partitions is always equal to the number of distinct partitions an intriguing and unexpected result. |
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