Underground Mathematics

DOI10.1017/9781009267274MaRDI QIDQ5059666zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Thomas Morel

Publication date 16 January 2023

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009267274

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to history and biography (01-02) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45)

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