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MathWorld is back

2001-11-06 23:57:48+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics has been involved in a legal dispute with CRC Press. It's now back online, but Eric's tale of the struggle should be a strong warning to any author who's writing for the joy of being read (as many technical authors are) who thinks that dead trees might bring a wider audience.

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