The mathematics of the past: Distinguishing its history from our heritage

Historia Mathematica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-185

  Grattan Guinness, I ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Historical method in mathematics; Knowledge and ignorance

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EID: 2442703106     PISSN: 03150860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0315-0860(03)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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