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On the Number of Primes Less Than a Given Magnitude

Ueber die Anzahl der Primzahlen unter einer gegebenen Grosse

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Creators

  • Bernhard Riemann, author

Canon Rationale

A core mathematics paper, included for analytic number theory, the zeta function, prime counting, and the origin of the Riemann hypothesis.

Evidence

  • field survey: MacTutor History of Mathematics, Riemann hypothesis and Riemann biography materials.
  • handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Riemann hypothesis'.

Audit Flags

translation dependency, version dependency, epistemic status required

Completion unit: read the short paper in translation or original, with mathematical notes as needed.

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