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| Title | The American Mathematical Monthly: The Official Journal of the Mathematical Association of America, Volume 27 The American Mathematical Monthly: The Official Journal of the Mathematical Association of America, Mathematical Association of America |
| Contributor | Mathematical Association of America |
| Publisher | Mathematical Association of America, 1920 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 1 Jun 2007 |
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