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1999 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

The Origin of Mathematics 14: The Taming of the Infinite

verfasst von : Benno Artmann

Erschienen in: Euclid—The Creation of Mathematics

Verlag: Springer New York

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Using finite means for mastering the infinite is a hallmark of mathematics. Here again Euclid did ground-breaking work. We will list a series of his examples, all of which were discussed in greater detail at their respective places.

Metadaten
Titel
The Origin of Mathematics 14: The Taming of the Infinite
verfasst von
Benno Artmann
Copyright-Jahr
1999
Verlag
Springer New York
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1412-0_28