Book review of: A. Alexander, Infinitesimal. How a dangerous mathematical theory shaped the modern world

DOI10.1007/s00283-016-9632-7zbMath1369.00031MaRDI QIDQ2363613

Douglas Jesseph

Publication date: 25 July 2017

Published in: The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-016-9632-7

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

00A30: Philosophy of mathematics

01A40: History of mathematics in the 15th and 16th centuries, Renaissance

03-03: History of mathematical logic and foundations

01A45: History of mathematics in the 17th century

26-03: History of real functions

01A05: General histories, source books

00A17: External book reviews