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Conflicts Between Generalization, Rigor, and Intuition: Number Concepts Underlying the Development of Analysis in 17th-19th Century

By Gert Schubring

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2005
ISBN
0387228365, 9780387228365
Google Books ID
L82qQN4YD5EC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3646940 bytes)
Series
Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Edition
1
Pages
688\688
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

This book deals with the development of the terms of analysis in the 18th and 19th centuries, the two main concepts being negative numbers and infinitesimals. Schubring studies often overlooked texts, in particular German and French textbooks, and reveals a much richer history than previously thought while throwing new light on major figures, such as Cauchy.

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