A note on the history of the four-colour conjecture
Combinatorics
2012-02-22 v2 History and Overview
Abstract
The four-colour conjecture was brought to public attention in 1854, most probably by Francis or Frederick Guthrie. This moves back by six years the date of the earliest known publication.
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@article{arxiv.1201.2852,
title = {A note on the history of the four-colour conjecture},
author = {Brendan D. McKay},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.2852},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
3 pages; revised sourcing, added extra information