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A.H. Clifford: An appreciation of his work on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday

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This article was originally intended to be a joint article with W.D. Munn. I have benefited greatly from discussions with him, and in particular have incorporated his remarks on papers [9], [14], and [19]. I also thank C.J. Ash, G.R. Baird, T.E. Hall, H. Lausch, R. McFadden, and D.D. Miller for their advice.

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Preston, G.B. A.H. Clifford: An appreciation of his work on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday. Semigroup Forum 7, 32–57 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02315965

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