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Riemann's thinking on symmetrizing the zeta functional equation
In the translated version of Riemann's classic On the Number of Prime Numbers less than a Given Quantity, he quickly derives the zeta functional equation through contour integration essentially as
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Euler's Choice and Riemann's Oversight?
Euler's Choice:
When Euler crafted the zeta function, he knew that $\zeta(1)$ diverged, so he made $\zeta(1)$ undefined.
When he crafted the zeta generating function using the Bernoulli numbers, ...