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A simple proof of Stirling's formula for the gamma function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2015

G. J. O. Jameson
G. J. O. Jameson*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YF, e-mail: g.jameson@lancaster.ac.uk
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 99 , Issue 544 , March 2015 , pp. 68 - 74
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