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Þakkir
Þessi grein er yfirlit yfir niðurstöður sem
aflast hafa í samstarfi við Alfreð Árnason,
Árna Jón Geirsson, Ásbjöm Sigfússont, Ástráð
B. Hreiðarsson, Hallgrím Guðjónsson, Helga
Valdimarsson, Kristján Erlendsson, Kristján
Steinsson, Ragnhildi Kolka og Þóru Víkingsdóttur,
auk nokkurra erlendra samstarfsmanna (sjá heim-
ildir). Öllu þessu ágæta fólki færi ég mínar bestu
þakkir fyrir gott samstarf.
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