Historiography of Mathematics in the 19th and 20th Centuries
This book addresses the historiography of mathematics as it was practiced during the 19th and 20th centuries by paying special attention to the cultural contexts in which the history of mathematics was written. In the 19th century, the history of mathemat
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Volker R. Remmert Martina R. Schneider Henrik Kragh Sørensen Editors
Historiography of Mathematics in the 19th and 20th Centuries
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Volker R. Remmert Martina R. Schneider Henrik Kragh Sørensen •
Editors
Historiography of Mathematics in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Editors Volker R. Remmert Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung (IZWT) Bergische Universität Wuppertal Wuppertal Germany
Henrik Kragh Sørensen Department of Science Education University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
Martina R. Schneider Institut für Mathematik, AG Geschichte der Mathematik Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Mainz Germany
ISSN 2297-2951 Trends in the History of Science ISBN 978-3-319-39647-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39649-1
ISSN 2297-296X (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-39649-1
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016953001 2010 Mathematics Subject Classification Codes (AMS): 01A85 01A17 (Babylonian), 01A20 (Greek/ Roman), 01A45 (17th C), 01A50 (18th C), 01A55 (19th C), 01A60 (20th C), 01A72 (Schools of mathematics) © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This book is published under the trade name Birkhäuser The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address
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