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Top Ten: Mathematicians’ haircuts

Chalkdust

24 March 2015

This issue, Top Ten features the best haircuts held by mathematicians!

10. Rumour has it that judges’ wigs were inspired by Leonhard Euler’s hair.

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9. Peter Dirichlet loves answering your letters and caring for his hair.

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