# An essay on continued fractions

@article{Euler2005AnEO,
title={An essay on continued fractions},
author={Leonhard Euler and Myra F. Wyman and Bostwick F. Wyman},
journal={Mathematical systems theory},
year={2005},
volume={18},
pages={295-328}
}
• Published 1 December 1985
• Mathematics
• Mathematical systems theory
English translation of the paper: "De Fractionibus Continuis Dissertatio" by Leonhard Euler.
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