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Correspondence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

J. A. MacDougall,
Barry Bristow,
Alan D. Cox,
Robert MacMillan and
David Singmaster
J. A. MacDougall
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
Barry Bristow
Affiliation:
Knoll Cottage, The Street, Mortimer, Berks RG7 3PE
Alan D. Cox
Affiliation:
Pen-y-Maes, Ostrey Hill, St Clears, Dyfed SA33 4AJ
Robert MacMillan
Affiliation:
43 Church Road, Woburn Sands MK17 8TG
David Singmaster
Affiliation:
87 Rodenhurst Road, London SW4 8AF Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics, South Bank University, London SE1 0AA

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Type
Letter
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 79 , Issue 485 , July 1995, pp. 394 - 397
Copyright
Copyright © The Mathematical Association 1995

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