Re: [math-fun] Ramanujan's notebooks for $1000?

I thought the Ramanujan notebooks are already available as nice printed books from Springer. Would the library even let you near the original notebooks, much less handle them with your greasy fingers (you could wear gloves), and open them up and press them against a scanner? Perhaps it won't be a total loss; while in the UK, you might get to see Prince Chukie and Lady Camilla. -- Gene

________________________________ From: Warren D Smith <warren.wds@gmail.com> To: math-fun@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 4:45 PM Subject: [math-fun] Ramanujan's notebooks for $1000?

Here's an idea: fly to Cambridge, get his original notebooks from library, scan them, and fly back home. Probably cost less than $1000...