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Hyperbolic geometry: The first 150 years


Author: John W. Milnor
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 6 (1982), 9-24
MSC (1980): Primary 01A55, 01A60, 51M10; Secondary 57R15, 20H10
MathSciNet review: 634431
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1982-14958-8
PII: S 0273-0979(1982)14958-8




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