The combinatorial formula of Gabrielov, Gelfand and Losik for the first Pontrjagin class
Séminaire Bourbaki : vol. 1976/77, exposés 489-506, Séminaire Bourbaki no. 19  (1978), Talk no. 497, p. 105-124 
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MacPherson, Robert. The combinatorial formula of Gabrielov, Gelfand and Losik for the first Pontrjagin class, in Séminaire Bourbaki : vol. 1976/77, exposés 489-506, Séminaire Bourbaki, no. 19 (1978), Talk no. 497, pp. 105-124. http://www.numdam.org/item/SB_1976-1977__19__105_0/

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