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A Proof that any Transfinite Aggregate can be Well-ordered

Nature volume 101, page 84 (1918)Cite this article

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THE following sketch of a proof which seems to me to be not wholly unimportant is given here for certain reasons of priority. I hope that this short account is not unintelligible.

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JOURDAIN, P. A Proof that any Transfinite Aggregate can be Well-ordered. Nature 101, 84 (1918). https://doi.org/10.1038/101084a0

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