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Historical Ramblings in Algebraic Geometry and Related AlgebraAuthor(s): Shreeram S. AbhyankarSource: The American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 83, No. 6 (Jun. - Jul., 1976), pp. 409-448Published by: Mathematical Association of AmericaStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2318338Accessed: 05/10/2009 08:05
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