Definite values of infinite sums: Aspects of the foundations of infinitesimal analysis around 1820

DOI10.1007/BF00329867zbMATH Open0766.01011WikidataQ55877842 ScholiaQ55877842MaRDI QIDQ1203005FDOQ1203005

Authors: Detlef Laugwitz 

Publication date: 9 February 1993

Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

EulerCauchyinfinitesimalsconcept of limit

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55)

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