Lectures in the History of MathematicsAmerican Mathematical Society, 1993 - 197 pagina's This volume contains 11 lectures ranging over a variety of topics in the history of mathematics. The lectures, presented between 1970 and 1987, were delivered in a variety of venues. |
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Huygens Tractional Motion and Some Thoughts on the History of Mathematics | 1 |
The Concept of Construction and the Representation of Curves in SeventeenthCentury Mathematics | 23 |
The Structure of Descartess Géométrie | 37 |
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