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The Gibbs-Wilbraham phenomenon: An episode in fourier analysis

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Hewitt, E., Hewitt, R.E. The Gibbs-Wilbraham phenomenon: An episode in fourier analysis. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 21, 129–160 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00330404

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