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83.46 Equifacial tetrahedra and a famous location problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Y. S. Kupitz
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
H. Martini
Affiliation:
Fakultät für Mathematik, Technische Universität Chemnitz, D-09107 Chemnitz, GERMANY

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