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The theorems of Euler and Eberhard for tilings of the plane

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  1. University of Washington, Seattle, Wa, 98195, USA

    Branko Grünbaum

  2. University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, England

    G. C. Shephard

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Research supported in part by The National Science Foundation, Grant No. McS77-01629 A01

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Grünbaum, B., Shephard, G.C. The theorems of Euler and Eberhard for tilings of the plane. Results. Math. 5, 19–44 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03323298

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