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Part of the book series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (SHMP)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This is a very ambitious book, both in its methodology and in the amount of material it addresses. … The topic is of major interest, focusing on two concepts that extended the idea of what was meant by ‘number’ … . this book remains a major contribution. The rich and detailed account of textbooks and educational institutions, and the key passages and events Schubring highlights … add greatly to our understanding of the history of mathematics in one of its most exciting periods." (Judith V. Grabiner, SIAM Review, Vol. 48 (2), 2006)
"The present book is a voluminous and detailed study of the conceptual developments of negative numbers and infinitesimals from the prehistory of the calculus to the end of the nineteenth century. ... It stands out as special by treating many primary mathematical sources that are rarely subjected to historical study … . this volume presents an important new contextualised perspective on the history of negative numbers and infinitesimals. It includes a rich variety of institutional and philosophical discussions … ." (Henrik Kragh Sørenson, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1086, 2006)
"This deep and important epistemological study analyses the evolution of concepts fundamental to mathematical analysis up to the nineteenth century. … The author examines how concepts were generalized and differentiated and pays particular attention to the role of symbolism. He critically reviews the work of other authors who have treated the same historical periods." (E. J. Barbeau, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2006 d)
Authors and Affiliations
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Institut für Didaktik der Mathematik, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
Gert Schubring
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Conflicts Between Generalization, Rigor, and Intuition
Book Subtitle: Number Concepts Underlying the Development of Analysis in 17th-19th Century France and Germany
Authors: Gert Schubring
Series Title: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28273-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-22836-5Published: 14 June 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-1987-8Published: 01 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-28273-2Published: 10 June 2006
Series ISSN: 2196-8810
Series E-ISSN: 2196-8829
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 678
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Analysis