Selected Essays on Pre- and Early Modern Mathematical Practice

Selected Essays on Pre- and Early Modern Mathematical Practice

Jens Høyrup

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Springer Nature B.V.
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2019
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9783030192570

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This book presents a broad selection of articles mainly published during the last two decades on a variety of topics within the history of mathematics, mostly focusing on particular aspects of mathematical practice. This book is of interest to, and provides methodological inspiration for, historians of science or mathematics and students of these disciplines.

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