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Self-dual configurations and regular graphs
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 56 (1950), 413-455
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Additional Information
  • Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 56 (1950), 413-455
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1950-09407-5
  • MathSciNet review: 0038078