Date: Mon, 4 Sep 1995 08:59:27 -0300 (ADT)
Subject: limits of finite monoids

Date: Sat, 2 Sep 95 20:22:16 EDT
From: Michael Barr <barr@triples.math.mcgill.ca>

Surely it must be known that a topological monoid, compact, hausdorff
and zero dimensional is a filtered limit of finite monoids.  Can someone
supply a reference?


Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 15:53:52 -0300 (ADT)
Subject: Re: limits of finite monoids

Date: Tue, 5 Sep 95 10:30 BST
From: Dr. P.T. Johnstone <P.T.Johnstone@pmms.cam.ac.uk>

See Theorem VI 2.9 (page 242) in "Stone Spaces" (and Example (a)
following it).

Peter Johnstone

[Also noted by Steve Vickers.]