Poincaré and the Early History of 3-manifolds

Poincaré and the Early History of 3-manifolds

Lovely article on manifolds and topology. Very nice to see a variety of core concepts and history in one place. I learned a lot!
http://www.ams.org/journals/bull/2012-49-04/S0273-0979-2012-01385-X/S0273-0979-2012-01385-X.pdf

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  1. Robbie LongcatMarch 12, 2017 at 9:07 AM

    a bit beyond me, but it looks as though it's packed with good stuff x

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