Is mathematics to be useful? The case of de La Hire, Fontenelle, and the epicycloid

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-22258-5_2MaRDI QIDQ2805743zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Christopher Baltus

Publication date 13 May 2016

Published in Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22258-5_2

zbMATH Keywords

cycloidde La HireepicycloidmechanicsRoberval

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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