Tag Archives: IHES

Boxes for Boxer update

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Persiflage

As noted in this post, exactly 42 reprints of [BCGP] were recovered in January of 2022 from boxes left out in the snow outside Eckhart Hall addressed to George Boxer. As mentioned there, the packaging (5 boxes of 8 plus … Continue reading →

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Boxes for Boxer

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Persiflage

My brother texted me on Monday saying that there were seven (or so) boxes pilled up (outside!) in front of the mathematics department and all addressed to George Boxer. My first thought was that this was a transatlantic move gone … Continue reading →

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The decline and fall of Publications Mathématiques de l’lHÉS

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Persiflage

I want to discuss the decline of a once great journal. How did IHES go from this: and this: to this: It is a sad state of affairs. To be clear, I am talking about the typesetting here. The old … Continue reading →

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