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Your own maths theorem for £15

Pythagoras spent his life proving his, and Fermat died still trying – but for the would-be genius today, a mathematical theorem is only a mouse-click away.

Scots can now buy their place in scientific history thanks to an innovative scheme that will let them name a new formula. For a token fee, experts at Edinburgh University will dream up a brand new theorem and name it anything the buyer chooses.

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