'Rapunzel Number' brings math to ponytails

Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 17:30 in Mathematics & Economics

British scientists say a "Rapunzel Number" may have helped them to crack a problem that has perplexed humanity since Leonardo da Vinci pondered it 500 years ago.

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