Introduction to the papers of R. Thom and J. Mather
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Mark Goresky
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 49 (2012), 469-474
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 75 (1969), 240-284.
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 49 (2012), 475-506.
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Mark Goresky
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DOI:
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Published electronically:
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