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Hilbert's programme and the search for automatic proof procedures

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Kreisel, G. (1970). Hilbert's programme and the search for automatic proof procedures. In: Laudet, M., Lacombe, D., Nolin, L., Schützenberger, M. (eds) Symposium on Automatic Demonstration. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 125. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0060629

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