Natural and formal infinities

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 199-238

  Tall, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 52549119932     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016000710038     Document Type: Article

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