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The Nine Chapters, a foundational work
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Procedures is a collection of problems, each chapter unified by a common procedure for solving them. Their mathematical interest lies chiefly in the commentaries and elaborations of Liu Hui, their principal commentator.

Italo Calvino's mathematical writing | Tangente
Widely read in Italian schools and universities, Italo Calvino is a major author, renowned for the literary quality of his work. He was also an avid lover of mathematics and readily drew on it in his writing, particularly to structure his texts, as one would expect of a committed Oulipian.

Proof desperately wanted | Tangente
One hundred thousand results are stated worldwide each year—but how many of them are proved? In number theory, for example, many problems remain unsolved. Some are well known to enthusiasts, others less so...

Cédric Aubouy, math clown and author of “Je ne sais pas”
Cédric Aubouy, a mathematical clown and founder of the L’île logique company, agreed to meet us to mark the publication of his first novel, Je ne sais pas ou la disparition des mathématiciens.
