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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Universitá di Trento, via Sommarive, 38123, Trento, Italy

    Marco Andreatta

  2. MTA Rényi Institute, 13-15 Réaltanoda u., Budapest, Hungary

    András Bezdek

  3. Mathematics & Statistics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849-5310, USA

    Jan P. Boroński

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Correspondence to Marco Andreatta.

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M. Andreatta was supported by a grant from Italian Miur-Prin, A. Bezdek was supported by OTKA Grant 68398.

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Andreatta, M., Bezdek, A. & Boroński, J.P. The Problem of Malfatti: Two Centuries of Debate. Math Intelligencer 33, 72–76 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-010-9154-7

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