Rockefeller and the internationalization of mathematics between the two world wars. Documents and studies for the social history of mathematics in the 20th century
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Publication date: 22 April 2001
Published in: Science Networks. Historical Studies (Search for Journal in Brave)
01A74: History of mathematics at institutions and academies (non-university)
01A60: History of mathematics in the 20th century
01-02: Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to history and biography
01A73: History of mathematics at specific universities
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