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- ↑ The Peterite (PDF), vol. 405, 1987–1988, p. 5.
- ↑ Barge, Danielle (17 March 2015), "X+Y: An emotional tale about a maths genius", Arts York.
- ↑ Biller, Miggy, Ian Heavens memorial, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 31 December 2015.
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