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Knots in Washington XLVIII
May 10-12, 2019
George Washington University
Washington, DC, United States

Organizers
Valentina Harizanov (GWU), Jozef H. Przytycki (GWU), Yongwu Rong (GWU), Radmila Sazdanovic (NCSU), Alexander Shumakovitch (GWU)

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A new look at some old knots
by
Ken Perko
325 Old Army Road, Scarsdale, New York

We shall revisit some non-alternating knots mentioned briefly by Tait and Little and discuss why we think their 3-colored covering spaces are nice examples for beginners. References: Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 28 (1877), Plate XVI; idem 32 (1885), Plate LXXIX; idem 39 (1900), Plate III. See also Math. Ann. 24 (1884), Tafel XI.

Date received: April 29, 2019

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