The Foundations of Geometry and the Concept of Motion: Helmholtz and Poincaré

DOI10.1017/S0269889701000163zbMATH Open1193.01030WikidataQ125117172 ScholiaQ125117172MaRDI QIDQ3525876FDOQ3525876

Authors: Gerhard Heinzmann 

Publication date: 19 September 2008

Published in: Science in Context (Search for Journal in Brave)

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

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