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The first mathematical study of what we now recognize as subdivision curves was made by Georges de Rham in 1947[deR47]. He had been asked the equation of a shape resulting from a recursive manufacturing process, and produced the answer that it did not have one.
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Sabin, M. (2010). Historical Notes. In: Analysis and Design of Univariate Subdivision Schemes. Geometry and Computing, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13648-1_35
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