Voltaire's riddle. Micromégas and the measure of all things

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Authors Andrew Simoson

Publication date 5 January 2010

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies (01A70) Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to history and biography (01-02)

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