Analytical symbols and geometrical figures in eighteenth-century calculus

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 535-555

  Ferraro, Giovanni ^a  

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Author keywords

Analytical Expression; Diagram; Eighteenth century Calculus; Figural Geometry; Semantics; Syntax

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042320479     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-3681(01)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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