The Borromean Rings

Mathematical Intelligencer

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-62

  Cromwell, Peter ^a   Beltrami, Elisabetta ^b   Rampichini, Marta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 0032349517     PISSN: 03436993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03024401     Document Type: Article

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