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Page 171
... returned to Tsing Hua University as professor of mathematics . Chern was a mem- ber of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton , N.J. , from 1943 to 1945. In 1946 he returned to China to become acting di- rector of the Institute ...
... returned to Tsing Hua University as professor of mathematics . Chern was a mem- ber of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton , N.J. , from 1943 to 1945. In 1946 he returned to China to become acting di- rector of the Institute ...
Page 413
... returned to England in 1791 and charged cer- tain of his former officers with corruption . Al- though venality was all but general in the army , indeed in the whole of public life , his charges boomeranged when the officers sought to ...
... returned to England in 1791 and charged cer- tain of his former officers with corruption . Al- though venality was all but general in the army , indeed in the whole of public life , his charges boomeranged when the officers sought to ...
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... returned to Rome as a student at the age of 20 , and in 1343 he was sent by the city's government to Pope Clement VI in Avi- gnon to plead the case of the Roman popular party , which had just gained ascendancy . The Pope appointed him ...
... returned to Rome as a student at the age of 20 , and in 1343 he was sent by the city's government to Pope Clement VI in Avi- gnon to plead the case of the Roman popular party , which had just gained ascendancy . The Pope appointed him ...
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