Conflicts between Generalization, Rigor, and Intuition Number Concepts Underlying the Development of Analysis in 17–19th Century France and Germany /
Conflicts Between Generalization, Rigor, and Intuition undertakes a historical analysis of the development of two mathematical concepts -negative numbers and infinitely small quantities, mainly in France and Germany, but also in Britain, and the different paths taken there. This book not only discus...
Main Author: | Schubring, Gert (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2005.
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Series: | Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
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Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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