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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, University of Palermo, 90123, Palermo, PA, Italy

    P. Milici

  2. Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, St. Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, B3H 3C3, Canada

    R. Dawson

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Milici, P., Dawson, R. The Equiangular Compass. Math Intelligencer 34, 63–67 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-012-9308-x

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