What are the PARI/GP alternatives to contfrac() ?

[Max Alekseyev]

On Dec 28, 2007 1:27 PM, Jaap Spies <j.spies at hccnet.nl> wrote:

> > Karl and Carl seem to be just different spellings of the same name
> > (supposedly in different languages/countries).
> > Take a look at http://www.nordicnames.de/pojk_k/Karl.html
> >
>
> Maybe you can call me Jacob, but in my passport it is Jakob.
> Traveling, your flight documents better show the name in your
> official papers!

Well, while generally I agree with you, in the case of Gauss things
are more complicated. While his name is Carl, many German textbooks
cite it as Karl.
Also, please take a look at the attached note from The Mathematical
Gazette, Vol. 76, No. 477. (Nov., 1992), p. 402.

Regards,
Max
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