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Henry Maurice Finucan 1917–1983

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

S. Lipton
S. Lipton
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Department of Mathematics University of QueenslandSt. Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia
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Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , February 1985 , pp. 1 - 8
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