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

Conflicts between Generalization, Rigor, and Intuition: Number Concepts Underlying the Development of Analysis in 17th-19th Century France and Germany
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Dewey Class 515.09 (DDC 22)
Title Conflicts between Generalization, Rigor, and Intuition (EB) : Number Concepts Underlying the Development of Analysis in 17th-19th Century France and Germany / by Gert Schubring.
Author Schubring, Gert
Other name(s) SpringerLink (Online service)
Publication New York, NY : Springer , 2005
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Series Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences
ISBN 9780387282732
Summary Note * Question and Method * Paths Towards Algebraization - Development until the 18th Century. The Number Field * The development of negative numbers * Paths towards algebraization-The field of limits: The development of infinitely small quantities * Culmination of Algebraization and retour du refoule * Le Retour du Refoule: From the Perspective of Mathematical Concepts * Cauchy's Compromise Concept * Development of Pure Mathematics in Prussia/Germany * Conflicts Between Confinement to Geometry and Algebraization in France * Summary and Outlook * References * Appendix:
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Internet Site http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28273-4
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