Wikipedia: History of Borsuk-Ulam Theorem

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The case n = 2 is often illustrated by saying that at any moment there is always a pair of antipodal points on the Earth's surface with equal temperature and equal barometric pressure. This assumes that temperature and barometric pressure vary continuously.

The case n = 2 is often illustrated by saying that at any moment there is always a pair of antipodal? points on the Earth's surface with equal temperature and equal barometric pressure. This assumes that temperature and barometric pressure vary continuously.

The Borsuk-Ulam Theorem was first conjectured by [Stanislaw Ulam]?. It was proved by [Karol Borsuk]? in 1933.

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