Gauss and the history of the fast fourier transform

*Dunnington 1391 has compiled a list of books borrowed by Gauss at Cottingen by searching the University library records.

converting from exponential to trigonometric form and correcting for factors of I / N I The example of N = 12 for the orbit of the asteroid

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form," Applic. Anal., V O ~ 9, . no. 3, pp. 205-218, University. In 1965, he joined thefaculty at Rice University.where he is now Professor of Electrical Engineering. From 1968 to 1975, he was Oct. 1979. ~471H ~T. s., ~U H~the~fast ~ ~~~~~i~~ , transform got its a vlsiting faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine and a conname,"

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