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Our taxonomy of compact surfaces becomes: one surface with spherical geometry (the sphere), one surface with Euclidean geometry (the torus), and infinitely many surfaces with hyperbolic geometry (all the tori with more than one hole).
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Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2012
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Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2012
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“Spherical geometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spherical%20geometry. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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