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

zbMATH Open1183.01012MaRDI QIDQ3654166FDOQ3654166

Authors: Andrew Simoson 

Publication date: 5 January 2010

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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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