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

by Gert Schubring

Book Overview

This volume is, as may be readily apparent, the fruit of many years' labor in archives and libraries, unearthing rare books, researching Nachl sse, and above all, systematic comparative analysis of fecund sources. The work not only demanded much time in preparation, but was also interrupted by other duties, such as time spent as a guest professor at universities abroad, which of course provided welcome opportunities to present and discuss the work,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387228365
• ISBN13: 9780387228365
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 678 Pages
• Weight: 2.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"