Galileo and Leibniz: Different approaches to infinity

DOI10.1007/S004070050035zbMATH Open0933.01007OpenAlexW2155867424WikidataQ123179200 ScholiaQ123179200MaRDI QIDQ1302116FDOQ1302116

Authors: Eberhard Knobloch 

Publication date: 29 March 2000

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004070050035

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zbMATH Keywords

indivisiblesinfinity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of real functions (26-03)

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