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Finite subgroups of SL_2${\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$ (reference request)

I recently read the statement "up to conjugacy there are 4 nontrivial finite subgroups of $SL_2(\mathbb{Z})$${\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$." They are generated by

$\left(\begin{array}{cc} -1&0 \\\ 0&-1\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} -1&-1 \\\ 1&0\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} 0&-1 \\\ 1&0\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} 0&-1 \\\ 1&1\end{array}\right) $$$\left(\begin{array}{cc} -1&0 \\\ 0&-1\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} -1&-1 \\\ 1&0\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} 0&-1 \\\ 1&0\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} 0&-1 \\\ 1&1\end{array}\right) $$ and are isomorphic to Z_2$\mathbb{Z}_2$, Z_3$\mathbb{Z}_3$, Z_4$\mathbb{Z}_4$, and Z_6$\mathbb{Z}_6$, respectively. Does someone know a reference for this statement? (Or, is it easy to see?) My attempt at a googleGoogle search turned up this statement, but I wasn't able to find a reference.

Finite subgroups of SL_2(Z) (reference request)

I recently read the statement "up to conjugacy there are 4 nontrivial finite subgroups of $SL_2(\mathbb{Z})$." They are generated by

$\left(\begin{array}{cc} -1&0 \\\ 0&-1\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} -1&-1 \\\ 1&0\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} 0&-1 \\\ 1&0\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} 0&-1 \\\ 1&1\end{array}\right) $ and are isomorphic to Z_2, Z_3, Z_4, and Z_6, respectively. Does someone know a reference for this statement? (Or, is it easy to see?) My attempt at a google search turned up this statement, but I wasn't able to find a reference.

Finite subgroups of ${\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$ (reference request)

I recently read the statement "up to conjugacy there are 4 nontrivial finite subgroups of ${\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$." They are generated by

$$\left(\begin{array}{cc} -1&0 \\\ 0&-1\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} -1&-1 \\\ 1&0\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} 0&-1 \\\ 1&0\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} 0&-1 \\\ 1&1\end{array}\right) $$ and are isomorphic to $\mathbb{Z}_2$, $\mathbb{Z}_3$, $\mathbb{Z}_4$, and $\mathbb{Z}_6$, respectively. Does someone know a reference for this statement? (Or, is it easy to see?) My attempt at a Google search turned up this statement, but I wasn't able to find a reference.

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Finite subgroups of SL_2(Z) (reference request)

I recently read the statement "up to conjugacy there are 4 nontrivial finite subgroups of $SL_2(\mathbb{Z})$." They are generated by

$\left(\begin{array}{cc} -1&0 \\\ 0&-1\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} -1&-1 \\\ 1&0\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} 0&-1 \\\ 1&0\end{array}\right), \left(\begin{array}{cc} 0&-1 \\\ 1&1\end{array}\right) $ and are isomorphic to Z_2, Z_3, Z_4, and Z_6, respectively. Does someone know a reference for this statement? (Or, is it easy to see?) My attempt at a google search turned up this statement, but I wasn't able to find a reference.