A note on the history of the four-colour conjecture

Brendan D. McKay

doi:10.1002/jgt.21662

A note on the history of the four-colour conjecture

Brendan D. McKay^*

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	361-363
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Graph Theory
Volume	72
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jgt.21662
Publication status	Published - Mar 2013

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