Dr. Veblen takes a uniform mathematics in the First World War

American Mathematical Monthly

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 922-931

  Grier, David Alan ^a  

^a The George Washington University   (United States)

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EID: 0035540595     PISSN: 00029890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2695415     Document Type: Article

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