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Congruences of curves in the geometry of paths

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Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo (1884-1940)

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Levy, H. Congruences of curves in the geometry of paths. Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo 51, 304–311 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03016767

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