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99.18 Justifying the factor in Stirling’s formula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2015

Nick Lord
Nick Lord*
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Tonbridge School, Kent TN9 1JP

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 99 , Issue 545 , July 2015, pp. 336 - 337
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 2015 

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