Conflicts Between Generalization, Rigor, and Intuition - Softcover

Schubring, Gert

 
9780387501956: Conflicts Between Generalization, Rigor, and Intuition

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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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Publisher: Springer, 2005
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