Despite the greatest strides in mathematics, these hard math problems remain unsolved. Take a crack at them yourself.

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In this muddled offering, Acheson (The Wonder Book of Geometry), an emeritus fellow at the University of Oxford, comes up short in attempting to demonstrate the marvelous qualities of mathematics. He ...