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The Geometry of Cycles, and Generalized Laguerre Inversion

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The Geometric Vein

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This paper on the geometry of cycles (oriented circles and lines) consists of a new look at some old ideas, using mainly synthetic methods. The figures are used for the communication of essentially simple geometrical ideas, and algebraic calculations are kept to a minimum.

Research supported partly by a grant from the National Research Council of Canada.

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  1. Department of Pure Mathematics, University College, Cardiff, Wales, UK

    J. F. Rigby

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A1, Canada

    Chandler Davis  & F. A. Sherk  & 

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Branko Grünbaum

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Rigby, J.F. (1981). The Geometry of Cycles, and Generalized Laguerre Inversion. In: Davis, C., Grünbaum, B., Sherk, F.A. (eds) The Geometric Vein. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5648-9_26

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