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Embeddings of surfaces in euclidean three-space

Author(s): C. E. Burgess
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 81 (1975), 795-818.
MSC (1970): Primary 55A30, 55A35, 57A10, 57A35, 57A45, 57A50, 57C55
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DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9904-1975-13834-1
PII: S 0002-9904(1975)13834-1


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