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Articles by Luciano Rila

Luciano Rila
Dr Luciano Rila works in the Department of Mathematics at UCL and is also an Area Coordinator for the Further Maths Support Programme. He is keen to promote the beauty of mathematics and he also teaches static trapeze.
@DrTrapezio    All articles by Luciano
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Chalkdust is published by Chalkdust Magazine, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom. ISSN 2059-3805 (Print). ISSN 2059-3813 (Online).