Geometry, Analysis, and the Baptism of Slaves: John West in Scotland and Jamaica

Historia Mathematica

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-74

  Craik, Alex D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; geometry; series; astronomy; Scotland; Jamaica

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037891567     PISSN: 03150860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hmat.1997.2174     Document Type: Article

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