Geniuses, ideas, institutions, mathematical workshops: Forms of writing mathematical history. A metahistorical essay

DOI10.1007/s005910070001zbMath1009.01017OpenAlexW59784452MaRDI QIDQ5939635

Moritz Epple

Publication date: 19 August 2001

Published in: Mathematische Semesterberichte (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005910070001

zbMATH Keywords

historiography in mathematicsidea-historyknot theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Sociology (and profession) of mathematics (01A80) History of mathematics and mathematicians (01A99)

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