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  1. Mathematics Department, University of Toronto, M5S 1A1, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Chandler Davis

  2. Department of Mathematics, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, CA, USA

    Robert Osserman

  3. Department of Mathematics, York University, M3J 1P3, North York, Ontario, Canada

    Lee Lorch

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Davis, C., Osserman, R. & Lorch, L. Reviews. The Mathematical Intelligencer 11, 66–71 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03023826

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