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The American Mathematical Monthly Volume 93, 1986 - Issue 5

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A Note on Easy Proofs of Stirling's Theorem

Colin R. BlythDepartment of Mathematics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaK7L 3N6

Pramod K. PathakDepartment of Mathematics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM87131

Pages 376-379 | Published online: 02 Feb 2018

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https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.1986.11971831

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