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Richeson, David S.
Euler’s gem : the polyhedron formula and the birth of topology / David S. Richeson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-12677-7 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-691-12677-1 (alk. paper)
1. Topology–History. 2. Polyhedra. I. Title.
QA611.A3R53 2008
514.09–dc22 2008062108
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