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Martin Brown wrote:

Wiki is usually reliable on most scientific and mathematical topics and
you can always check the references from the bibliography. It can
sometimes be corrupted in the life histories of politicians for partisan
gain (as past incidents will amply demonstrate). And every now and then
the Young Earth Creationists try to wreck geochronology pages (and not
just on Wiki). Wolframs site may be better for mathematics.

I am afraid that it isn't but, as I said, it's as reliable as any of
the other sources that are likely to be available or comprehensible
to most people. My experience is that it is actually BETTER than
Wolfram's site for mathematics, as it over-simplifies less.

Of course, my standards are those of a traditional academic pure
mathematician :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.