A forgotten British analyst: Nicolas Vilant (1737-1807)
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Publication:420778
DOI10.1016/j.hm.2011.10.002zbMath1248.01011MaRDI QIDQ420778
Publication date: 23 May 2012
Published in: Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2011.10.002
01A50: History of mathematics in the 18th century
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