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The paper the title refers to is that in Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, 40 (1997), 367-374. Taking it as an excuse we intend to realize a twofold purpose:
1° to atomize that important result showing by the way connections which are out of favour,
2° to rectify a tiny piece of history.
The objective 1° is going to be achieved by adopting means adequate to goals; it is of great gravity and this is just Mathematics. The other, 2°, comes from the author's internal need of showing how ethical values in Mathematics are getting depreciated. The latter has nothing to do with the previous issue; the coincidence is totally accidental.