Cauchy's continuum

Perspectives on Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 426-452

  Katz, Karin U ^a   Katz, Mikhail G ^b  

^a Michlelet Banot Lustig ^*  (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84857140393     PISSN: 10636145     EISSN: 15309274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/POSC_a_00047     Document Type: Article

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