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Annals of Mathematics
Groups of Homotopy Spheres: IAuthor(s): Michel A. Kervaire and John W. MilnorSource: The Annals of Mathematics, Second Series, Vol. 77, No. 3 (May, 1963), pp. 504-537Published by: Annals of MathematicsStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1970128Accessed: 23/03/2009 18:20
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