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  1. Department of Mathematics, University College, Cork, Eire

    J. W. Bruce, P. J. Giblin & C. G. Gibson

  2. Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Liverpool, L69 3BX, Liverpool, England

    J. W. Bruce, P. J. Giblin & C. G. Gibson

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Bruce, J.W., Giblin, P.J. & Gibson, C.G. Caustics through the looking glass. The Mathematical Intelligencer 6, 47–58 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03024207

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