most recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net 2013-05-24T10:28:29Z http://mathoverflow.net/feeds/question/98824 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://mathoverflow.net/questions/98824/origins-of-the-nerve-theorem Vidit Nanda 2012-06-04T23:14:41Z 2012-06-18T12:38:19Z

<p>Recently, I've read two papers which have cited the <a href="http://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/nerve+theorem" rel="nofollow">Nerve Theorem</a>, one crediting Borsuk with the result and another Leray. Here is the question:</p> <blockquote> <p>Who was the first to prove the Nerve Theorem?</p> </blockquote>